Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data

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Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data. / Wagner, Joachim.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2004. (Arbeitsbericht; No. 301).

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Wagner, J 2004 'Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data' Arbeitsbericht, no. 301, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Wagner, J. (2004). Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data. (Arbeitsbericht; No. 301). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Wagner J. Are young and small firms hothouses for nascent entrepreneurs? Evidence from German micro data. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2004. (Arbeitsbericht; 301).

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