From russia with love: The impact of relocated firms on incumbent survival

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 419-449

  Falck, Oliver ^a   Guenther, Christina ^b,c   Heblich, Stephan ^d   Kerr, William R ^e,f  

^a CESIFO   (Germany)

^b Growth and Public Policy   (Germany)

^c WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^f NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Competition; Firm dynamics; Germany; H25; J20; L10; Labor; O10; R10

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LABOR; LOCATION DECISION; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

GERMANY; USSR;

EID: 84876042694     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbs035     Document Type: Article

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