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The determinants of small and medium-sized firm internationalization and its relationship with productive efficiency

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  • Leonardo Becchetti
  • Maria Santoro

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  • Leonardo Becchetti & Maria Santoro, 2001. "The determinants of small and medium-sized firm internationalization and its relationship with productive efficiency," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 137(2), pages 297-319, June.
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    DOI: 10.1007/BF02707267
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    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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