Offshoring and Firm Characteristics: Some Evidence from the Analysis of Spanish Firm-Level Data
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عنوان ژورنال: The International Economy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2186-6074,1884-4367
DOI: 10.5652/internationaleconomy.ie2012.02.ap