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New small firms and dimensions of economic performance

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Shaffer , Sherrill () (University of Wyoming and Centre for Applied Macroeconomi Analysis, Australian National University)
Hasan , Iftekhar () (Lally School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Bank of Finland)
Zhou, Mingming () (University of Alaska at Fairbanks)

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Abstract

Using data from US labour market areas, we quantify empirical associations between entry by small firms and a vector of economic performance measures encompassing levels, volatilities and growth rates of several income and employment variables. Distinct and robust associations are found for net and gross rates of entry. These results suggest a richer variety of effects of entry than previously documented, and point to several potential tradeoffs associated with entry by small firms.

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Keywords: growth; stability; employment; entry;

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J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
O10 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General

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