Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique

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Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique. / Berkel, Hanna Mareen; Fisker, Peter Kielberg; Tarp, Finn.

UNU-WIDER, 2021.

Publikation: Working paper › Forskning

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Berkel, HM, Fisker, PK & Tarp, F 2021 'Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique' UNU-WIDER. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/025-2

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Berkel, H. M., Fisker, P. K., & Tarp, F. (2021). Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique. UNU-WIDER. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/025-2

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Berkel HM, Fisker PK, Tarp F. Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique. UNU-WIDER. 2021 maj 31. https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2021/025-2

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Berkel, Hanna Mareen ; Fisker, Peter Kielberg ; Tarp, Finn. / Cyclone impacts on manufacturing firms in Mozambique. UNU-WIDER, 2021.

Bibtex

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