The effects of new firm formation on regional development over time: The case of Great Britain

Small Business Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-71

  Mueller, Pamela ^a   Van Stel, André ^a,b,c   Storey, David J ^b,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^b EIM Group   (Netherlands)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment growth; Great Britain; Low entrepreneurial regions; New firm formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 36549048037     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-007-9056-z     Document Type: Article

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