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Do Government R&D Subsidies Stimulate Corporate R&D Investment? Evidence from a Quasi-natural Experiment

Ying Wua School of Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2020-4935
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Yi Zhanga School of Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lihui Tianb Institute of Financial Development, Nankai University, China-Asean Institute of Financial Cooperation, Guangxi University
Pages 280-284 | Published online: 06 Oct 2021

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