Microenterprises and economic growth: A panel study of the US states 1977-1997

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1307-1312

  Deller, Steven ^a   McConnon Jr , James C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; FIRM SIZE; GROWTH MODELING; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MICROENTERPRISE; PANEL DATA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349571591     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850701367361     Document Type: Article

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