The making of entrepreneurs in Germany: Are native men and immigrants alike?

Small Business Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-300

  Constant, Amelie ^a   Zimmermann, Klaus F ^b  

^a IZA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Immigrants; Occupational choice; Self employment; Wage differentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 33244487457     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-005-3004-6     Document Type: Review

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