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Self-employment, Knowledge and Economic Growth: An empirical study for Latin American countries

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  • Víctor M. González Sánchez, 2018. "Self-employment, Knowledge and Economic Growth: An empirical study for Latin American countries," Contemporary Economics, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw., vol. 12(4), December.
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