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What we don’t know about corporate ownership: A study of ownership chains in 500 multinationals

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  • Vera Pober, 2025. "What we don’t know about corporate ownership: A study of ownership chains in 500 multinationals," Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft - WuG, Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien, Abteilung Wirtschaftswissenschaft und Statistik, vol. 51(2), pages 21-54.
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