Emergence and Survival of New Businesses - Econometric Analyses

Two very topical research questions are addressed in this book: Which are the determinants of new business formation and their survival, and will business start-ups, especially in the service sector, create employment and thereby generate growth? The analysis is based on a unique dataset consisting of the population of all businesses with at least one employee under social security in Germany in all private industries (manufacturing and services). State-of-the-art econometric techniques are used throughout the book, taking into account the multi-dimensional character of the determinants. Using Germany as an example, the book gives a comprehensive review on entrepreneurial activity, and draws the general conclusion that new businesses should not be subsidized with a watering can.

List of contents

Introduction, Summary, and Conclusions.- The Effects of New Business Formation on Industry Growth.- New Businesses and Regional Development.- New Business Formation by Industry over Space and Time.- New Business Survival by Industry over Space and Time.- Micro-Econometric Survival Analysis of New Businesses.

Product details

• Authors: Oliver Falck
• Publisher: Physica-Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.02.2009
• EAN: 9783790819472
• ISBN: 978-3-7908-1947-2
• No. of pages: 140
• Weight: 239 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 140 p. 13 illus.
• Series: Contributions to Management Science; Contributions to Management Science
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; C, Business, Business and Management, Entrepreneurship, Business and Management, general, Industrial Organization, Management science, Economics of industrial organisation, Econometrics & economic statistics, Econometrics