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Research Article

Digital inclusive finance and Zipf’s law for firms of China: an investigation based on the full-sample data

Xin LiSchool of Business, Wuchang University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 216-219 | Published online: 29 Sep 2022

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