Self-employment among immigrants in sweden - An analysis of intragroup differences

Small Business Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-126

  Hammarstedt, Mats ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 9744284195     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SBEJ.0000027664.58874.62     Document Type: Review

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