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By: Jacek Prokop  
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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 18
Submitted on: Aug 28, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 8, 2025
Published on: Dec 18, 2025
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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