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| Author: | Hoogstra, G.J. Dijk, J. |
| Title: | Explaining firm employment growth: does location matter? |
| Journal: | Small business economics
2004 : APR/MAY, VOL. 22:3-4, p. 179-192 |
| Index terms: | Company performance Growth Employment Location of industry Netherlands Econometric models |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article examines whether the location of the firm influences the firm employment growth. Using an empirical model and a detailed set of spatial characteristics it explores the employment growth in individual companies located in Northern Netherlands. The results show that a higher number of consumers in a range of 5 kilometers has a positive impact on firm growth. The employment of new firms is found to have a negative effect on the growth of existing firms. In firms recently located in the area or at site especially designed for manufacturing activities the employment numbers are increasing. |
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