The effects of wrongful discharge protection on foreign multinationals: Evidence from transaction‐level data
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- Ivan T. Kandilov & Mine Z. Senses, 2016. "The effects of wrongful discharge protection on foreign multinationals: Evidence from transaction-level data," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 49(1), pages 111-146, February.
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