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Investment Climate Around the World : Voices of the Firms from the World Business Environment Survey

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  1. International Monetary Fund, 2006. "Republic of Lithuania: Selected Issues," IMF Staff Country Reports 2006/163, International Monetary Fund.
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  41. Joana Naritomi, 2019. "Consumers as Tax Auditors," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 109(9), pages 3031-3072, September.
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  43. Mohammed Abualreesh & Rohana Ngah & Mohd Ali Bahari Abdul Kadir, 2023. "The Mediating Effect of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy between Business Incubator Funding and Business Success: A Conceptual Paper," Information Management and Business Review, AMH International, vol. 15(4), pages 404-410.
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  46. Luo, Yadong & Han, Binjie, 2009. "Graft and business in emerging economies: An ecological perspective," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 44(3), pages 225-237, July.
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