The Roots of Entrepreneurship and Labour Demand: Individual Ability and Low Risk Aversion

Economica

Volumn 68, Issue 269, 2001, Pages 45-62

  Van Praag, C M ^a   Cramer, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TINBERGEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; LABOR MARKET; RISK PERCEPTION; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0035046220     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00232     Document Type: Article

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