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Necessity and Opportunity Entrepreneurs and Their Duration in Self-employment: Evidence from German Micro Data

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Jörn Block ()
Philipp Sandner ()

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Volume (Year): 9 (2009)
Issue (Month): 2 (June)
Pages: 117-137
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Keywords: self-employment; firm survival; necessity entrepreneurs; opportunity entrepreneurs; hazard rates; GSOEP; J23; J24; M13; C41;

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  1. Sandner, Philipp G. & Block, Jörn H. & Lutz, Andreas, 2008. "Determinanten des Erfolgs staatlich geförderter Existenzgründungen – eine empirische Untersuchung," Discussion Papers in Business Administration 2968, University of Munich, Munich School of Management. [Downloadable!]
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