Entrepreneurship among married couples in the United States: A simultaneous probit approach

Labour Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 459-481

  Parker, Simon C ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Family; Occupational Choice; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649123394     PISSN: 09275371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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