Minority self-employment in the United States and the impact of affirmative action programs

Annals of Finance

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 361-396

  Blanchflower, David G ^a  

^a BANK OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Construction; Minorities; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049084195     PISSN: 16142446     EISSN: 16142454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10436-008-0099-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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