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Is Employer-Based Health Insurance a Barrier to Entrepreneurship? 雇主提供的医疗保险是创业的障碍吗?

ERPN: Support Services (Sub-Topic) Pub Date : 2008-11-21 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1305280

R. Fairlie, K. Kapur, Susan M. Gates

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引用次数: 173

Access to Mainstream Microfinance Services for Persons with Disabilities: Lessons Learned from Uganda 残疾人获得主流小额信贷服务:从乌干达吸取的经验教训

ERPN: Support Services (Sub-Topic) Pub Date : 2008-03-01 DOI: 10.18061/DSQ.V29I1.168

R. Mersland, Flavia Nakabuye Bwire, George Mukasa

引用次数: 28