On preferences for being self-employed

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 162-171

  Fuchs Schündeln, Nicola ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous preferences; Job satisfaction; Procedural utility; Workplace conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349197880     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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