Self-employment status: The role of state dependence and initial circumstances

Small Business Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-82

  Henley, Andrew ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3843090369     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SBEJ.0000011573.84746.04     Document Type: Article

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