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The size distribution of exporting and non-exporting firms in a panel of Chinese provinces

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  • Guohua Peng & Fan Xia, 2016. "The size distribution of exporting and non-exporting firms in a panel of Chinese provinces," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 95, pages 71-85, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:95:y:2016:i::p:s71-s85
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