The effect of new business formation on regional development: Empirical evidence, interpretation, and avenues for further research

Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: National and Regional Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 58-106

  Fritsch, Michael ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.4337/9780857936493.00008     Document Type: Chapter

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