Analyzing the determinants of entrepreneurship in European cities

Small Business Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-98

  Barreneche García, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Business creation; Cities; Entrepreneurship; Europe; Policy; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891902854     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-012-9462-8     Document Type: Article

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