Foreign Firms, Domestic Wages

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Foreign Firms, Domestic Wages. / Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj; Schjerning, Bertel; R. Markusen, James.

In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol. 115, No. 2, 04.2013, p. 292-325.

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Malchow-Møller, N, Schjerning, B & R. Markusen, J 2013, 'Foreign Firms, Domestic Wages', Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol. 115, no. 2, pp. 292-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12001

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Malchow-Møller, N., Schjerning, B., & R. Markusen, J. (2013). Foreign Firms, Domestic Wages. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 115(2), 292-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12001

Vancouver

Malchow-Møller N, Schjerning B, R. Markusen J. Foreign Firms, Domestic Wages. Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 2013 Apr;115(2):292-325. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjoe.12001

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Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj ; Schjerning, Bertel ; R. Markusen, James. / Foreign Firms, Domestic Wages. In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 2013 ; Vol. 115, No. 2. pp. 292-325.

Bibtex

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