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Employment protection and FDI revisited: New evidence from micro data

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  • Pehr‐Johan Norbäck
  • Per Skedinger
  • Jing‐Lin Duanmu

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  • Pehr‐Johan Norbäck & Per Skedinger & Jing‐Lin Duanmu, 2021. "Employment protection and FDI revisited: New evidence from micro data," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 44(3), pages 645-670, March.
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    DOI: 10.1111/twec.13087
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