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Imported Intermediate Inputs and Firms’ Productivity Growth: Evidence from the Food Industry

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  • Alessandro Olper & Daniele Curzi & Valentina Raimondi, 2017. "Imported Intermediate Inputs and Firms’ Productivity Growth: Evidence from the Food Industry," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 68(1), pages 280-300, February.
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