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The performance of micro firms in Kosova: size, age and educational implications

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  • Durim Hoxha

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In this paper we aim to measure the performance of micro firms operating in trade sector in Kosova, and to analyse how a firm's size, its age and the entrepreneur's educational background influence the firm performance. In a two-stage analysis we first employ the Data Envelopment Analyses (DEA) technique and afterwards a censored Tobit regression. The results indicate that the firm size negatively influences the efficiency of the firms while the newer the firm is, the better it performs. As expected, the educational background of the entrepreneur positively affects the performance of the micro firm. Considering the results, several policy recommendations were given for entrepreneurs and policymakers.

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  • Durim Hoxha, 2009. "The performance of micro firms in Kosova: size, age and educational implications," International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(1), pages 25-40.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijgsbu:v:3:y:2009:i:1:p:25-40
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