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Discrimination in the Credit Market? Access to Financial Capital among Self-employed Immigrants

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  • Lina Aldén & Mats Hammarstedt, 2016. "Discrimination in the Credit Market? Access to Financial Capital among Self-employed Immigrants," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 69(1), pages 3-31, February.
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