Cultural background, human capital and self-employment rates among immigrants in Norway

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-376

  Vinogradov, Evgueni ^a   Kolvereid, Lars ^a  

^a UK and Bodø Graduate School of Business   (Norway)

Author keywords

Education; Human capital; Immigrant entrepreneurship; National culture; Norway; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; HUMAN CAPITAL; IMMIGRANT; LABOR MIGRATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34547581096     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620701223213     Document Type: Article

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