Unemployment and financial constraints faced by small firms.

The writer examines the conditions under which the practice of small business owners working for themselves and only employing relatives and friends is an economic outcome, and he considers the link between this outcome and unemployment. He constructs a model of a credit market and its associated l...

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Publicado en:Economic Inquiry Vol. 35; pp. 108 - 120
Autor principal: Jefferson, Philip N.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell January 1997
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