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Debt financing and sharp currency depreciations: wholly versus partially-owned multinational affiliates

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  • Shafik Hebous
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  • Shafik Hebous & Alfons Weichenrieder, 2010. "Debt financing and sharp currency depreciations: wholly versus partially-owned multinational affiliates," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 146(2), pages 281-302, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:weltar:v:146:y:2010:i:2:p:281-302
    DOI: 10.1007/s10290-010-0055-9
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