Gazelles and industry growth: A study of young high-growth firms in The netherlands

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 145-169

  Bos, Jaap W B ^a   Stam, Erik ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

NETHERLANDS;

GAZELLA;

EID: 84892528744     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtt050     Document Type: Article

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