Has Wal-Mart buried mom and pop?: The impact of Wal-Mart on self-employment and small establishments in the United States

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 676-695

  Sobel, Russell S ^a   Dean, Andrea M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54849438559     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00091.x     Document Type: Review

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