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The economic value of open government data: Micro evidence from corporate investment Cover

The economic value of open government data: Micro evidence from corporate investment

By: Yumei Fu and  Baixun Li  
Open Access
|Nov 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2025-0047 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
Language: English
Page range: 316 - 362
Submitted on: Apr 2, 2025
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Accepted on: Aug 18, 2025
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Published on: Nov 20, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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