Self-employment in the era of the new economic model in Latin America: A case study from Nicaragua

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-350

  Pisani, Michael J ^a   Pagán, José A ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; LSMS; Nicaragua; Self employment

Indexed keywords

LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT; WAGE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 3943060766     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0898562042000263285     Document Type: Article

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