Entrepreneurship, institutions, and economic dynamism: Lessons from a comparison of the united states and sweden

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-130

  Braunerhjelm, Pontus ^a   Henrekson, Magnus ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENTREPRENEUR; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873877240     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dts048     Document Type: Article

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