The rise of multiunit firms in U.S. manufacturing

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 360-386

  Kim, Sukkoo ^a  

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EID: 0013320888     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exeh.1999.0722     Document Type: Article

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