Foreign know-how, firm control, and the income of developing countries

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 149-195

  Burstein, Ariel T ^a   Monge Naranjo, Alexander ^a  

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EID: 62949174235     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2009.124.1.149     Document Type: Article

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