Multinationals, Monopsony, and Local Development: Evidence from the United Fruit Company
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- F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
- N16 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Latin America; Caribbean
- O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
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