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The responsiveness of entrepreneurs to working time regulations

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  • Frank Stephen
  • David Urbano
  • Stefan Hemmen

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  • Frank Stephen & David Urbano & Stefan Hemmen, 2009. "The responsiveness of entrepreneurs to working time regulations," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 32(3), pages 259-276, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:32:y:2009:i:3:p:259-276
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-007-9096-4
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    Keywords

    Judicial Formalism; Observance; Compliance; Entrepreneur; Labour contracts; Rigidity of hours; Working time; Opportunity entrepreneurship; GEM; L26; J83; K31; K42;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • J83 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Workers' Rights
    • K31 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - Labor Law
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law

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