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Research Article

The effect of dispatch methods on a recruiting campaign for a business survey: evidence from Germany

Przemyslaw Brandtifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, Germany
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Katrin Demmelhuberifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, Germany
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Klaus Wohlrabeifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1141-1144 | Published online: 28 Aug 2020

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