Regional variation of new firm formation: The norwegian case

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-244

  Spilling, Olav R ^a,b  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b EASTERN NORWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Firm formation; Norway; Regional variation; Start up rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007209977     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985629600000014     Document Type: Article

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