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Does Disparity in Self-Employment Rates Imply Discrimination? An Empirical Investigation

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  • John Lunn

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  • Todd Steen

    (Hope College)

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  • John Lunn & Todd Steen, 2016. "Does Disparity in Self-Employment Rates Imply Discrimination? An Empirical Investigation," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 31(Summer 20), pages 41-56.
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    1. Blanchflower, David G. & Wainwright, Jon, 2005. "An Analysis of the Impact of Affirmative Action Programs on Self-Employment in the Construction Industry," IZA Discussion Papers 1856, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Robinson, Peter B. & Sexton, Edwin A., 1994. "The effect of education and experience on self-employment success," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 9(2), pages 141-156, March.
    3. John Lunn & Todd Steen, 2005. "The Heterogeneity of Self-Employment: The Example of Asians in the United States," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 24(2), pages 143-158, March.
    4. John Lunn & Todd Steen, 2000. "An investigation into the effects of ethnicity and immigration on self-employment," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 6(3), pages 498-519, August.
    5. Stuart Fraser & Francis J. Greene, 2006. "The Effects of Experience on Entrepreneurial Optimism and Uncertainty," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 73(290), pages 169-192, May.
    6. David Blanchflower, 2009. "Minority self-employment in the United States and the impact of affirmative action programs," Annals of Finance, Springer, vol. 5(3), pages 361-396, June.
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