Impact of urban conditions on firm performance of migrant entrepreneurs: A comparative Dutch-US study

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 661-689

  Sahin, Mediha ^a   Nijkamp, Peter ^a   Stough, Roger ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MIGRANT WORKER; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; URBAN AREA;

AMSTERDAM [NORTH HOLLAND]; FAIRFAX COUNTY; NETHERLANDS; NORTH HOLLAND; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84872865389     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-009-0351-2     Document Type: Article

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