New business formation and regional development: A survey and assessment of the evidence

Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 249-364

  Fritsch, Michael ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Employment; Entrepreneurship; New business formation; Regional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880914009     PISSN: 15513114     EISSN: 15513122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0300000043     Document Type: Review

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