The effect of entrepreneurial activity on national economic growth

Small Business Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 311-321

  Stel, André Van ^a   Carree, Martin ^b   Thurik, Roy ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economic development; Economic growth; Entrepreneural activity; Nascent entrepreneurs

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444425363     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-005-1996-6     Document Type: Article

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