The Influence of Industry Mix on Regional New Firm Formation in the United States;L'influence de la composition industrielle sur la création de nouvelles entreprises à l'échelle régionale aux états-Unis

Regional Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1353-1370

  Renski, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; New firm formation; Regional analysis

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84934281231     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2012.722202     Document Type: Article

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