Gender discrimination, entrepreneurial talent and self-employment

Small Business Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-142

  Rosti, Luisa ^a   Chelli, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

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EID: 21244488307     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-003-3804-5     Document Type: Article

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