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Labour market institutions, learning and self-employment

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  • Nikolaj Malchow-Møller
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  • Nikolaj Malchow-Møller & James Markusen & Jan Skaksen, 2010. "Labour market institutions, learning and self-employment," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 35(1), pages 35-52, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:35:y:2010:i:1:p:35-52
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-008-9147-5
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    Keywords

    Entrepreneurship; Learning; Self-employment; Wage compression; J23; J31; L26;
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    JEL classification:

    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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