On the spatial stickiness of UK new firm formation rates

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 651-679

  Fotopoulos, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

Author keywords

C14; Entrepreneurship; L26; New firm formation determinants; Persistence; R11; R12; Regional new firm formation dynamics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ENTREPRENEUR; HUMAN CAPITAL; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84899846372     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbt011     Document Type: Article

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