Entrepreneurial attitude and economic growth: A cross-section of 54 regions

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-218

  Beugelsdijk, Sjoerd ^a   Noorderhaven, Niels ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENTREPRENEUR; GROWTH DETERMINATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 2542454131     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-004-0192-y     Document Type: Article

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