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Gender (in)equality within the household and business start-up among mothers. / Naldi, Lucia; Baù, Massimo; Ahl, Helene et al.
In: Small Business Economics, Vol. 56, No. 2, 28.02.2021, p. 903-918.

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Naldi, L, Baù, M, Ahl, H & Markowska, M 2021, 'Gender (in)equality within the household and business start-up among mothers', Small Business Economics, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 903-918. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00275-1

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Naldi, L., Baù, M., Ahl, H., & Markowska, M. (2021). Gender (in)equality within the household and business start-up among mothers. Small Business Economics, 56(2), 903-918. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00275-1

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Naldi L, Baù M, Ahl H, Markowska M. Gender (in)equality within the household and business start-up among mothers. Small Business Economics. 2021 Feb 28;56(2):903-918. Epub 2019 Nov 8. doi: 10.1007/s11187-019-00275-1

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Naldi, Lucia ; Baù, Massimo ; Ahl, Helene et al. / Gender (in)equality within the household and business start-up among mothers. In: Small Business Economics. 2021 ; Vol. 56, No. 2. pp. 903-918.

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