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Why Do Established Firms Enter Some Industries and Exit Others? Empirical Evidence on Italian Business Groups

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  • Davide Vannoni

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  • Alessandro Sembenelli & Davide Vannoni, 2000. "Why Do Established Firms Enter Some Industries and Exit Others? Empirical Evidence on Italian Business Groups," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 17(4), pages 441-456, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:17:y:2000:i:4:p:441-456
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1007825831547
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