Cash constraints and business start-ups: Deutschmarks versus dollars

Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Holtz Eakin, Douglas ^a   Rosen, Harvey S ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 21244441533     PISSN: 15380645     EISSN: 15380645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1538-0645.1029     Document Type: Article

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