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Of chickens and eggs: Exporting, innovation novelty and productivity

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  • Halima Jibril

    (University of Warwick, Warwick Business School, Enterprise Research Centre)

  • Stephen Roper

    (University of Warwick, Warwick Business School, Enterprise Research Centre)

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  • Halima Jibril & Stephen Roper, 2022. "Of chickens and eggs: Exporting, innovation novelty and productivity," Working Papers 027, The Productivity Institute.
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