The lag structure of the impact of business ownership on economic performance in OECD countries

Small Business Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-110

  Carree, M A ^a   Thurik, A R ^b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c EIM Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business ownership; Economic growth; Entrepreneurship; Lag structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549082000     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-006-9007-0     Document Type: Article

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