Too far away? The effect of distance to headquarters on business establishment performance

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 157-179

  Kalnins, Arturs ^a   Lafontaine, Francine ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84882707637     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.5.3.157     Document Type: Article

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