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Barriers to Entry and Returns to Capital in Informal Activities: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

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Barriers to Entry and Returns to Capital in Informal Activities: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Michael Grimm / Jens Krueger / Jann Lay

Barriers to Entry and Returns to Capital in Informal Activities: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Review of Income and Wealth | 2011

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Performance and Dynamics of Micro and Small Firms in Developing Countries

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Review of Income and Wealth

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57

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S1

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S27-S53

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4991.2011.00453.x

Prof. Dr. Michael Grimm

Prof. Dr. Michael Grimm

University of Passau

Jens Krueger

Jens Krueger

Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

Prof. Dr. Jann Lay

Lead Research Fellow / Head of Research Programme "Globalisation and Development"

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