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Paper provided by Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1) in its series Cahiers de la Maison des Sciences Economiques with number bla04065a.

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Date of creation: May 2004
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Keywords: Self-employment; occupational choice; labour markets; Colombia.;

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J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
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O12 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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