The effect of foreign acquisition on employment and wages: Evidence from finnish establishments

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 497-509

  Huttunen, Kristiina ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 34548623347     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.89.3.497     Document Type: Article

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