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EIF Working Paper Series / European Investment Fund (EIF)

Citation Profile [Updated: 2026-03-14 21:09:38]
5 Years H Index
13
Impact Factor (IF)
0.53
5 Years IF
0.32
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IF AIF CIF IF5 DOC CDO CIT NCI CCU D2Y C2Y D5Y C5Y SC %SC CiY II AII
2009 0 0.58 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.33
2010 0 0.53 0.13 0 6 8 2 1 1 2 2 1 100 1 0.17 0.3
2011 0.25 0.61 0.58 0.25 4 12 29 7 8 8 2 8 2 5 71.4 5 1.25 0.37
2012 0.2 0.67 0.44 0.17 4 16 39 7 15 10 2 12 2 7 100 5 1.25 0.36
2013 0.88 0.65 0.65 0.44 4 20 15 13 28 8 7 16 7 9 69.2 1 0.25 0.34
2014 0.38 0.67 0.69 0.45 6 26 22 18 46 8 3 20 9 11 61.1 5 0.83 0.34
2015 0.5 0.65 0.81 0.25 6 32 37 26 72 10 5 24 6 24 92.3 4 0.67 0.36
2016 0.5 0.63 1 0.38 6 38 38 37 110 12 6 24 9 32 86.5 5 0.83 0.34
2017 0.75 0.61 1.2 0.42 8 46 51 54 165 12 9 26 11 40 74.1 8 1 0.34
2018 0.79 0.6 1.06 0.47 7 53 29 56 221 14 11 30 14 36 64.3 8 1.14 0.34
2019 0.73 0.61 1.26 0.55 8 61 32 77 298 15 11 33 18 56 72.7 11 1.38 0.35
2020 0.6 0.69 1.03 0.77 7 68 14 70 368 15 9 35 27 41 58.6 6 0.86 0.73
2021 0.6 0.9 0.85 0.47 10 78 8 66 434 15 9 36 17 32 48.5 6 0.6 0.37
2022 0.18 0.66 0.52 0.38 7 85 3 44 478 17 3 40 15 17 38.6 1 0.14 0.21
2023 0.24 0.49 0.19 0.26 11 96 14 18 496 17 4 39 10 9 50 1 0.09 0.16
2024 0.33 0.52 0.18 0.21 6 102 0 18 514 18 6 43 9 1 5.6 0 0.2
2025 0.53 0.23 0.32 9 111 0 25 539 17 9 41 13 4 16 0
IF: Two years Impact Factor: C2Y / D2Y
AIF: Average Impact Factor for all series in RePEc in year y
CIF: Cumulative impact factor
IF5: Five years Impact Factor: C5Y / D5Y
DOC: Number of documents published in year y
CDO: Cumulative number of documents published until year y
CIT: Number of citations to papers published in year y
NCI: Number of citations in year y
CCU: Cumulative number of citations to papers published until year y
D2Y: Number of articles published in y-1 plus y-2
C2Y: Cites in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
D5Y: Number of articles published in y-1 until y-5
C5Y: Cites in y to articles published in y-1 until y-5
SC: selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
%SC: Percentage of selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
CiY: Cites in year y to documents published in year y
II: Immediacy Index: CiY / Documents.
AII: Average Immediacy Index for series in RePEc in year y
50 most cited documents in this series
#YearTitleCited
12012The importance of leasing for SME finance. (2012). Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201215.

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22015The Economic Impact of EU Guarantees on Credit to SMEs – Evidence from CESEE Countries. (2015). Signore, Simone ; Asdrubali, Pierfederico. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201529.

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32011The performance and prospects of European Venture Capital. (2011). Kelly, Roger. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201109.

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42017Credit Guarantee Schemes for SME lending in Western Europe. (2017). Gereben, Áron ; Chatzouz, Moustafa ; Torfs, Wouter ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201742.

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52012Progress for microfinance in Europe. (2012). Eriksson, Per-Erik ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Bruhn-Leon, Birthe. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201213.

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62016The European venture capital landscape: an EIF perspective. Volume I: The impact of EIF on the VC ecosystem. (2016). Signore, Simone ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Prencipe, Dario. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201634.

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72019Econometric study on the impact of EU loan guarantee financial instruments on growth and jobs of SMEs. (2019). Signore, Simone ; Quas, Anita ; Brault, Julien ; Bertoni, Fabio ; Colombo, Massimo G. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201954.

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82018The effects of EU-funded guarantee instruments of the performance of small and medium enterprises: Evidence from France. (2018). Quas, Anita ; Bertoni, Fabio ; Colombo, Massimo G. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201852.

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92017European Small Business Finance Outlook: December 2017. (2017). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201746.

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102019The real effects of EU loan guarantee schemes for SMEs: A pan-European assessment. (2019). Signore, Simone ; Brault, Julien. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201956.

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112016European Small Business Finance Outlook: December 2016. (2016). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201637.

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122015European Small Business Finance Outlook: June 2015. (2015). Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201528.

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132017The European venture capital landscape: an EIF perspective. Volume III: Liquidity events and returns of EIF-backed VC investments. (2017). Prencipe, Dario. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201741.

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142016European Small Business Finance Outlook: June 2016. (2016). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201635.

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152018EIF SME Access to Finance Index. (2018). Signore, Simone ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Prencipe, Dario ; Torfs, Wouter. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201847.

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162017European Small Business Finance Outlook: June 2017. (2017). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201743.

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172014European Small Business Finance Outlook: December 2014. (2014). Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201426.

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182017The European venture capital landscape: an EIF perspective. Volume IV: The value of innovation for EIF-backed startups. (2017). Signore, Simone ; Torfs, Wouter. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201745.

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11
192017Financing Patterns of European SMEs Revisited: An Updated Empirical Taxonomy and Determinants of SME Financing Clusters. (2017). Lang, Frank ; Masiak, Christian ; Moritz, Alexandra. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201740.

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202014European Small Business Finance Outlook: June 2014. (2014). Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201424.

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212015European Small Business Finance Outlook: December 2015. (2015). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201532.

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222014Institutional non bank lending and the role of debt funds. (2014). Charrier, Remi ; Squilloni, Matteo ; Natoli, Marco ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Battazzi, Francesco. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201425.

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232023Open banking and inclusive finance in the European Union: Perspectives from the Dutch stakeholder ecosystem. (2023). Ehrenhard, Michel ; Preziuso, Massimo ; Koefer, Franziska. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:279536.

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242013European Small Business Finance Outlook: December 2013. (2013). Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201320.

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252018European Small Business Finance Outlook: June 2018. (2018). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201850.

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262013European Small Business Finance Outlook: June 2013. (2013). Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201318.

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272019European Small Business Finance Outlook: December 2019. (2019). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201961.

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282016The European venture capital landscape: an EIF perspective. Volume II: Growth patterns of EIF-backed startups. (2016). Signore, Simone. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201638.

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292011European Small Business Finance Outlook. (2011). Kelly, Roger ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201110.

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302018EIF SME Access to Finance Index - June 2018 Update. (2018). Torfs, Wouter. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201849.

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312018European Small Business Finance Outlook: December 2018. (2018). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201853.

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322016The role of cooperative banks and smaller institutions for the financing of SMEs and small midcaps in Europe. (2016). Signore, Simone ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201636.

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332014Guidelines for SME Access to Finance Market Assessments (GAFMA). (2014). Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201422.

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342019European Small Business Finance Outlook: June 2019. (2019). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201957.

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352009Financing Technology Transfer. (2009). Debande, Olivier ; Darcy, Jacques ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Guellec, Dominique. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:200902.

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362017Financing Micro Firms in Europe: An Empirical Analysis. (2017). Block, Joern ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Masiak, Christian ; Moritz, Alexandra. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201744.

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372012European Small Business Finance Outlook: December 2012. (2012). Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201216.

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382019The European venture capital landscape: an EIF perspective. Volume V: The economic impact of VC investments supported by the EIF. (2019). Signore, Simone ; Pavlova, Elitsa. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201955.

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392019EIF VC Survey 2019: Fund managers market sentiment and policy recommendations. (2019). Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia ; Crisanti, Andrea. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201959.

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402020ESG considerations in venture capital and business angel investment decisions: Evidence from two pan-European surveys. (2020). Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202063.

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412016Evaluating the impact of European microfinance. The foundations. (2016). Gloukoviezoff, Georges. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201633.

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422019EIF Business Angels Survey 2019: Market sentiment, public intervention and EIFs value added. (2019). Brault, Julien ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201960.

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432021The European venture capital landscape: An EIF perspective. Volume VI: The impact of VC on the exit and innovation outcomes of EIF-backed start-ups. (2021). Signore, Simone ; Pavlova, Elitsa. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202170.

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442020The market sentiment in European private equity and venture capital: Impact of COVID-19. (2020). Signore, Simone ; Pal, Kristian ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Pavlova, Elitsa ; Botsari, Antonia ; Torfs, Wouter. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202064.

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452015Financing patterns of European SMEs: An Empirical Taxonomy. (2015). Block, Joern ; Heinz, Andreas ; Moritz, Alexandra. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201530.

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462020The business angel portfolio under the European Angels Fund: An empirical analysis. (2020). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Pal, Kristian. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202062.

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472023Female access to finance: A survey of literature. (2023). Gvetadze, Salome ; Pavlova, Elitsa. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202287.

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482021EIF venture capital, private equity mid-market & business angels surveys 2020: Market sentiment - COVID-19 impact - Policy measures. (2021). Kiefer, Kilian ; Kramer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202171.

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492011European Small Business Finance Outlook: 2/2011. (2011). Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201112.

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502020The Social Return on Investment (SROI) of four microfinance projects. (2020). TIMPANO, FRANCESCO ; Poletti, Lucia ; Tagliavini, Giulio ; Pizzo, Giampietro ; Grazioli, Riccardo. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202065.

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50 most relevant documents in this series (papers most cited in the last two years)
#YearTitleCited
12023Open banking and inclusive finance in the European Union: Perspectives from the Dutch stakeholder ecosystem. (2023). Ehrenhard, Michel ; Preziuso, Massimo ; Koefer, Franziska. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:279536.

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22019Econometric study on the impact of EU loan guarantee financial instruments on growth and jobs of SMEs. (2019). Signore, Simone ; Quas, Anita ; Brault, Julien ; Bertoni, Fabio ; Colombo, Massimo G. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201954.

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32020ESG considerations in venture capital and business angel investment decisions: Evidence from two pan-European surveys. (2020). Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202063.

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42019The real effects of EU loan guarantee schemes for SMEs: A pan-European assessment. (2019). Signore, Simone ; Brault, Julien. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:201956.

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52023Female access to finance: A survey of literature. (2023). Gvetadze, Salome ; Pavlova, Elitsa. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202287.

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62023Using machine learning to map the European cleantech sector. (2023). Resce, Giuliano ; Cerulli, Giovanni ; Ughetto, Elisa ; Zinilli, Antonio ; de Marco, Antonio ; Croce, Annalisa ; Giordano, Andrea ; Buttice, Vincenzo ; Ambrois, Matteo ; Toschi, Laura ; Caviggioli, Federico. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202391.

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2025Moneytalks. the role of (spatial and digital) proximity in the VC financing of green start-ups. (2025). Perruchas, François ; Consoli, Davide ; Lelli, Francesco ; Montresor, Sandro ; Rentocchini, Francesco. In: Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG). RePEc:egu:wpaper:2521.

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2025Global perspectives on open banking: Regulatory impacts and market response. (2025). Corbet, Shaen ; Akyildirim, Erdinc ; Ryan, Michael ; Mukherjee, Abhishek. In: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money. RePEc:eee:intfin:v:101:y:2025:i:c:s1042443125000496.

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2025Open banking: a systematic literature review. (2025). Barbosa, Ana Maria ; Monteiro, Ursula Silveira ; Rauber, Gabriela Nogueira. In: Journal of Banking Regulation. RePEc:pal:jbkreg:v:26:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1057_s41261-024-00262-x.

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2025Effect of the countercyclical capital buffer on firm loans: Evidence from Germany. (2025). Norring, Anni ; Kerola, Eeva. In: Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers. RePEc:zbw:bofrdp:325482.

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Recent citations received in 2023
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2023The Gender Gap in Entrepreneurship in Romania. (2023). Robayo-Abril, Monica ; Rude, Britta. In: World Bank Publications - Reports. RePEc:wbk:wboper:40668.

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2022European Small Business Finance Outlook 2022. (2022). Torfs, Wouter ; Gvetadze, Salome ; Kraemer-Eis, Helmut ; Lang, Frank ; Botsari, Antonia. In: EIF Working Paper Series. RePEc:zbw:eifwps:202284.

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