Entry regulation and entrepreneurship: a natural experiment in German craftsmanship

Empirical Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1067-1101

  Rostam Afschar, Davud ^a,b  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Craftsmanship; Entrepreneurship; Firm entry; Natural experiment; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CRAFT PRODUCTION; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

GERMANY;

EID: 84919860409     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: 14358921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-013-0773-7     Document Type: Article

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