Labor Regulations and European Venture Capital

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 776-810

  Bozkaya, Ant ^a   Kerr, William R ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BANK OF FINLAND   (Finland)

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EID: 84915781272     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jems.12077     Document Type: Article

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