The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach

Alexander Vogel; Joachim Wagner

The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach

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The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach. / Vogel, Alexander ; Wagner, Joachim.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2012. p. 716-729 (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; No. 260).

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Vogel, A & Wagner, J 2012 'The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach' University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics, no. 260, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg, pp. 716-729.

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Vogel, A., & Wagner, J. (2012). The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach. (pp. 716-729). (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; No. 260). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Vogel A , Wagner J. The Impact of R&D Activities on Exports of German Business Services Enterprises: First evidence from a continuous treatment approach. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2012, p. 716-729. (University of Lüneburg Working Paper Series in Economics; 260).

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