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The impact of foreign direct investment on labour productivity in the Chinese electronics industry

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The impact of foreign direct investment on labour productivity in the Chinese electronics industry. / Wei, Y; Vaiyda, K; Liu, X et al.
Lancaster University: The Department of Economics, 2000. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Wei, Y, Vaiyda, K, Liu, X & Parker, D 2000 'The impact of foreign direct investment on labour productivity in the Chinese electronics industry' Economics Working Paper Series, The Department of Economics, Lancaster University.

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Wei, Y., Vaiyda, K., Liu, X., & Parker, D. (2000). The impact of foreign direct investment on labour productivity in the Chinese electronics industry. (Economics Working Paper Series). The Department of Economics.

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Wei Y, Vaiyda K, Liu X, Parker D. The impact of foreign direct investment on labour productivity in the Chinese electronics industry. Lancaster University: The Department of Economics. 2000. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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Wei, Y ; Vaiyda, K ; Liu, X et al. / The impact of foreign direct investment on labour productivity in the Chinese electronics industry. Lancaster University : The Department of Economics, 2000. (Economics Working Paper Series).

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