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Succession and firm growth: results from a non-parametric matching approach

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  • Denise Diwisch & Peter Voithofer & Christoph Weiss, 2009. "Succession and firm growth: results from a non-parametric matching approach," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 45-56, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:32:y:2009:i:1:p:45-56
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-007-9072-z
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    Keywords

    Succession; Family firms; Employment growth; Matching; Austria; C14; L25; L26;
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    JEL classification:

    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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