Explaining international variations in self-employment: Evidence from a panel of OECD countries

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-301

  Parker, Simon C ^a   Robson, Martin T ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 8344290368     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4135292     Document Type: Article

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