Entrepreneurship, job creation and wage growth

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Entrepreneurship, job creation and wage growth. / Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj; Schjerning, Bertel; Sørensen, Anders.

In: Small Business Economics, Vol. 36, No. 1, 2011, p. 15-32.

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Malchow-Møller, N, Schjerning, B & Sørensen, A 2011, 'Entrepreneurship, job creation and wage growth', Small Business Economics, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 15-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9173-y

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Malchow-Møller, N., Schjerning, B., & Sørensen, A. (2011). Entrepreneurship, job creation and wage growth. Small Business Economics, 36(1), 15-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9173-y

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Malchow-Møller N, Schjerning B, Sørensen A. Entrepreneurship, job creation and wage growth. Small Business Economics. 2011;36(1):15-32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-009-9173-y

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Malchow-Møller, Nikolaj ; Schjerning, Bertel ; Sørensen, Anders. / Entrepreneurship, job creation and wage growth. In: Small Business Economics. 2011 ; Vol. 36, No. 1. pp. 15-32.

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