Entrepreneurship in the region: Breeding ground for nascent entrepreneurs?

Small Business Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-58

  Mueller, P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Self employment; SOEP; Young and small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748665254     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-006-6951-7     Document Type: Article

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