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FINANCIAL ECONOMICS

Threshold effect in the relationship between family ownership and firm performance: A panel smooth transition regression analysis

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Article: 2023264 | Received 03 Sep 2021, Accepted 22 Dec 2021, Published online: 04 Jan 2022

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