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Regional Development of Small Firms in Poland

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  • Subrata Ghatak
  • Alan Mulhern
  • Chris Stewart

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Employing a probit, logit and gompit model this paper demonstrates that small firm development, represented by a group of structural, behavioral and performance variables determine regional location in Poland. The paper uses original data that samples the small firm stratum in two contrasting regions, Pomorskie and Lubelskie. The following variables were shown to be significantly correlated with regional location: legal structure, subcontracting, technological level of the products of the firm, average wage and intention to expand turnover. Copyright Springer 2005

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  • Subrata Ghatak & Alan Mulhern & Chris Stewart, 2005. "Regional Development of Small Firms in Poland," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 38(2), pages 129-146, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:ecopln:v:38:y:2005:i:2:p:129-146
    DOI: 10.1007/s10644-005-1913-7
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    Keywords

    C22; C52; L00; P27; location choice; polish small firms; regional polarities; probit/logit/gompit model;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
    • L00 - Industrial Organization - - General - - - General
    • P27 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Performance and Prospects

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