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Small business survival and inheritance: evidence from Germany

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  • Dorothea Schäfer & Oleksandr Talavera, 2009. "Small business survival and inheritance: evidence from Germany," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 95-109, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:32:y:2009:i:1:p:95-109
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-007-9069-7
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    Keywords

    Entrepreneurship; Survival; Financial constraints; G30; J20; L10; L26;
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    JEL classification:

    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General
    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General
    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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