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Evaluation of Self-Employment Development Factors: Latvian Case

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  • Remeikiene Rita

    (Mykolas Romeris University)

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The factors that have the impact on selfemployment development have been identified and ranked by importance applying method of expert evaluation. Selfemployment start-up is promoted by the increasing demand in foreign markets, export and lack of competences for all activities while the main barriers are unfavourable economics and institutional environment.

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  • Remeikiene Rita, 2015. "Evaluation of Self-Employment Development Factors: Latvian Case," Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 27(1), pages 5-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecobus:v:27:y:2015:i:1:p:5-11:n:1
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