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Research Article

Impact of capital market openness on corporate green technology innovation: evidence from the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program

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Article: 2190798 | Received 14 Dec 2022, Accepted 02 Mar 2023, Published online: 15 May 2023

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