The Determinants of Survival of Spanish Manufacturing Firms

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-273

  Esteve Pérez, Silviano ^a   Llopis, Amparo Sanchis ^a   Llopis, Juan Alberto Sanchis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exit; survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646868094     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: 15737160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11151-004-1972-3     Document Type: Article

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