Entrepreneurship in the UK

Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 257-364

  Blanchflower, David G ^a,b   Shadforth, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b BANK OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 59449097882     PISSN: 15513114     EISSN: 15513122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0300000017     Document Type: Article

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