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Determinants of Delegation: Evidence from British Establishment Data

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  • Nikolaos Theodoropoulos

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  • Emre Ekinci & Nikolaos Theodoropoulos, 2021. "Determinants of Delegation: Evidence from British Establishment Data," Bogazici Journal, Review of Social, Economic and Administrative Studies, Bogazici University, Department of Economics, vol. 35(1), pages 50-67.
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