Determinants of growth in non-farm proprietor densities in the US, 1990-2000

Small Business Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-438

  Goetz, Stephan J ^a   Rupasingha, Anil ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

County level; Non farm proprietor employment density; Spatial effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449209944     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-007-9079-5     Document Type: Article

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