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Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey

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Robert W. Fairlie
Alicia Robb
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  4. Dunn, Thomas & Holtz-Eakin, Douglas, 2000. "Financial Capital, Human Capital, and the Transition to Self-Employment: Evidence from Intergenerational Links," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 18(2), pages 282-305, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Robert Fairlie & Alicia Robb, 2005. "Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital," Working Papers 05-06, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau. [Downloadable!]
  2. Fairlie, Robert W. & Robb, Alicia M., 2004. "Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital," IZA Discussion Papers 1292, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
  3. Robert W. Fairlie & Christopher Woodruff, 2006. "Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States," IZA Discussion Papers 2039, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
  4. Alessandra Bonfiglioli, 2005. "Equities and Inequality," Economics Working Papers 947, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Robert Fairlie & Christopher Woodruff, 2005. "Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States," NBER Working Papers 11527, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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