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DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS

An empirical investigation of socio-economic impacts of agglomeration economies in major cities of Punjab, Pakistan

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Article: 1975915 | Received 31 May 2021, Accepted 29 Aug 2021, Published online: 20 Sep 2021

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