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Big Guys Eat Big Cakes: Firm Size and Contracting in Urban and Rural Areas

Germà Bel UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA; BARCELONA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICSView further author information
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Xavier Fageda UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONAView further author information
Pages 4-26 | Published online: 04 Mar 2011

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