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The effect of clusters on the survival and performance of new firms

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  • Göran Lindqvist

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  • Karl Wennberg & Göran Lindqvist, 2010. "The effect of clusters on the survival and performance of new firms," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 34(3), pages 221-241, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:34:y:2010:i:3:p:221-241
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-008-9123-0
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    Keywords

    Clusters; Agglomeration; Entrepreneurship; Survival; Job creation; R12; L26; O12;
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    JEL classification:

    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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