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Characteristics and Performance of New Firms and Spinoffs in Sweden

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  • Andersson, Martin

    () (Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy (CIRCLE))

  • Klepper, Steven

    () (Carnegie Mellon University)

Abstract

We analyze the rate of formation, the characteristics, and the performance of different types of new firms in Sweden over a decade. Comparisons to Denmark, Brazil, and the U.S. suggest that the environment for new firm formation in Sweden is not markedly different than elsewhere. In line with previous studies, spinoffs of incumbents perform better than other types of new firms, particularly if their parent firm continues to operate. A novel findings is that the rate of employment growth of spinoffs is greater the larger the size of their parent, which contrast sharply with findings for firms with a single owner.

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Paper provided by Research Institute of Industrial Economics in its series Working Paper Series with number 902.

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Length: 55 pages
Date of creation: 07 Feb 2012
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Handle: RePEc:hhs:iuiwop:0902

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Keywords: Sweden; Spinoffs; New firm formation; Entrepreneurship; Performance; Employment growth;

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