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No place like home? Location choice and firm survival after forced relocation in the German machine tool industry Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Guido Buenstorf () (Max Planck Institute of Economics, Evolutionary Economics Group)
Christina Guenther () (Max Planck Institute of Economics, Evolutionary Economics Group)
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We study location choices and firm performance in the German machine tool industry, focusing on the forced migration of East German firms after World War II. Our analysis of location choices supports earlier findings that industry agglomerations attract further entrants. Relocating firms outperformed entrants that possessed no prior industry experience; apparently were able to build on their prewar capabilities. We find no evidence suggesting that firm performance benefited from agglomeration effects.
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Keywords: Capabilities ; agglomeration economies ; location choice ; firm survival ; machine tool industry ; Other versions of this item:
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