The role of clustering in the growth of new technology-based firms

Small Business Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-146

  Maine, Elicia M ^a   Shapiro, Daniel M ^a   Vining, Aidan R ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clusters; Economic geography; Gibrat's law; New technology based firms; Small firm growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 76049110061     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-008-9104-3     Document Type: Article

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