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Health insurance and job creation by the self-employed

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  • Aparna Mathur

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  • Aparna Mathur, 2010. "Health insurance and job creation by the self-employed," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 35(3), pages 299-317, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:35:y:2010:i:3:p:299-317
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-008-9164-4
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    Keywords

    Health mandates; Job creation; Entrepreneurship; Empirical analysis; L26;
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    JEL classification:

    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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