The determinants of entry are not independent of start-up size: Some evidence from Spanish manufacturing

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-165

  Arauzo Carod, Josep Maria ^a   Segarra Blasco, Agustí ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entry; Regression quantiles; Start up size

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURING; MARKET;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

EID: 26944466196     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: 15737160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11151-005-8321-z     Document Type: Article

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