Entrepreneurship, entry and performance of new business compared in two growth regimes: East and West Germany

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 525-542

  Fritsch, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^b DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Strategic Interaction Group   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth regimes; Location; New business formation; New business performance; Regional influences

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744305400     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-004-0230-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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