Entrepreneurship: The role of extreme events

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Brück, Tilman ^a,b,c,d,e   Llussá, Fernanda ^f   Tavares, José A ^g,h  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Households in Conflict Network   (United Kingdom)

^d IZA   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^g NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^h CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Extreme events; Natural disasters; Perceptions; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 81955167939     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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