A meta-analysis of the investment-uncertainty relationship

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 283-306

  Koetse, Mark J ^a   De Groot, Henri L F ^a   Florax, Raymond J G M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69549115183     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/sej.2009.76.1.283     Document Type: Article

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