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How efficient is the East German economy? An exploration with microdata

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Michael Funke
Jörg Rahn

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Article provided by The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in its journal The Economics of Transition.

Volume (Year): 10 (2002)
Issue (Month): 1 (March)
Pages: 201-223
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