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Supporting inefficient firms with capital subsidies: China and Germany in the 1990s

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  • Claro, Sebastian, 2006. "Supporting inefficient firms with capital subsidies: China and Germany in the 1990s," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(2), pages 377-401, June.
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