Start-up subsidies in East Germany: Finally, a policy that works?

International Journal of Manpower

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 625-647

  Caliendo, Marco ^a  

^a IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Business formation; Germany; Self employed workers; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

EID: 71849098276     PISSN: 01437720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437720910997326     Document Type: Article

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