Segregation, entrepreneurship and work values: The case of France

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1207-1234

  Senik, Claudia ^a,b   Verdier, Thierry ^a  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurs; Ethnic minorities; Work values

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960638233     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-010-0328-6     Document Type: Article

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