Do different factors explain male and female self-employment rates?

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 345-362

  Saridakis, George ^a   Marlow, Susan ^b   Storey, David J ^c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co integration; Economy; Gender; Self employment; Time series

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897642285     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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