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Human capital and innovation in Sub-Saharan countries: a firm-level study

Annelies van UdenDepartment of Economics and Business, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Management Research, Nijmegen, the NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joris KnobenDepartment of Economics and Business, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Management Research, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Patrick VermeulenDepartment of Economics and Business, Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Management Research, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Pages 103-124 | Received 17 May 2016, Accepted 09 Sep 2016, Published online: 03 Oct 2016

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