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Entrepreneurship and economic freedom: cross-country evidence from formal and informal sectors

James W. SaunorisDepartment of Economics, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Aishath SajnyDepartment of Economics, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Pages 292-316 | Received 02 Jul 2016, Accepted 29 Nov 2016, Published online: 25 Dec 2016

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