Understanding regional variation in entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial attitude in Europe

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 711-742

  Bosma, Niels ^a   Schutjens, Veronique ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

M13; O18; R12

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ENTREPRENEUR; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERCEPTION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONALIZATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 80955124610     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-010-0375-7     Document Type: Article

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