Location: A neglected determinant of firm growth

Review of World Economics

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-107

  Audretsch, David B ^b   Dohse, Dirk ^a  

^a KIEL INSTITUTE FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Firm growth; Knowledge resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047204232     PISSN: 16102878     EISSN: 16102886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10290-007-0099-7     Document Type: Article

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