Business ownership and sectoral growth: An empirical analysis of 21 OECD countries

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-419

  Van Stel, André ^a   Carree, Martin ^b  

^a EIM Group   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business ownership; Economic growth; Entrepreneurship; Manufacturing; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943075727     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242604044306     Document Type: Article

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