The heterogeneous dynamics between growth and profits: the case of young firms

Small Business Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 231-253

  Federico, Juan S ^a   Capelleras, Joan Lluis ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endogeneity; Firm growth; Heterogeneity; Profits; System GMM; Young firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939884610     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-014-9598-9     Document Type: Article

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