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Location of New Firms: Influence of Commuting Behaviour

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  • Mikaela Backman
  • Charlie Karlsson

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In the entrepreneurship literature, it is generally assumed that an individual establishes a new firm in a location in which they have strong ties, normally in the municipality of residence or employment. We scrutinise this general assumption and show that firm location depends on individual characteristics, such as the commuting experience. Our results show that commuting influences the firm location choice. The probability of establishing a firm in the work municipality increases if the entrepreneur is a commuter, holding constant the type of region and unobservable and observable individual features.

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  • Mikaela Backman & Charlie Karlsson, 2017. "Location of New Firms: Influence of Commuting Behaviour," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 48(4), pages 682-699, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:growch:v:48:y:2017:i:4:p:682-699
    DOI: 10.1111/grow.12200
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    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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