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When risk-aversion promotes enterprise formation

George Abuchi Agwua Centre for the Analysis of Trade and Economic Transitions, Université De Pau et Des Pays De L’Adour, France;b Department of Economics and Development studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1726-1729 | Published online: 21 Jan 2020

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