Necessity and opportunity entrepreneurs and their duration in self-employment: Evidence from German Micro data

Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-137

  Block, Jörn ^a   Sandner, Philipp ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Munich School of Management   (Germany)

Author keywords

Firm survival; GSOEP; Hazard rates; Necessity entrepreneurs; Opportunity entrepreneurs; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449121763     PISSN: 15661679     EISSN: 15737012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10842-007-0029-3     Document Type: Article

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