Working Papers - Weather shocks, productivity and performance of manufacturing firms in Colombia

Number: 
1298
Published: 
Authors:
Jefferson Muñoze,
Alex Péreza,
Jaime Carabalie
Classification JEL: 
Q51
Keywords: 
Performance (24789), productivity (11420), weather shocks (21905), manufacturing industry (11527)

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Abstract

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