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Debt, R&D investment and technological progress: A panel study of Japanese manufacturing firms' behavior during the 1990s

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  • Ogawa, Kazuo, 2007. "Debt, R&D investment and technological progress: A panel study of Japanese manufacturing firms' behavior during the 1990s," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 21(4), pages 403-423, December.
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