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Explaining Export Success: Firm Characteristics and Spillover Effects

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  • Alvarez, Roberto, 2007. "Explaining Export Success: Firm Characteristics and Spillover Effects," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 377-393, March.
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