Does trust promote entrepreneurship in a developing country?

Singapore Economic Review

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 1385-1403

  Sohn, Kitae ^a   Kwon, Illoong ^b  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

entrepreneurship; hold up problem; Indonesia; institution; Trust

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PROPERTY MARKET; PROPERTY RIGHTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

INDONESIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961233614     PISSN: 02175908     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217590816500144     Document Type: Article

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