The role of entrepreneurship in us job creation and economic dynamism

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 3-24

  Decker, Ryan ^a   Haltiwanger, John ^a,b   Jarmin, Ron ^c   Miranda, Javier ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c U S CENSUS BUREAU   (United States)

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EID: 84907525812     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: 19447965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.28.3.3     Document Type: Review

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