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Firm Growth, Institutions and Structural Transformation
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010
This essay argues that the economic contribution of certain firms – be they small, young or rapidly growing – has to be understood in a broader context of creative destruction. Growth of some firms requires contraction and exit of some other firms to free up resources that can be reallocated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008520887
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Gazelles as Job Creators – A Survey and Interpretation of the Evidence
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008
It is often claimed that small and young firms account for a disproportionately large share of net employment growth. We conduct a meta analysis of the empirical evidence regarding whether net employment growth rather is generated by a few rapidly growing firms – so-called Gazelles – that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645364
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Local Competitiveness Fostered through Local Institutions for Entrepreneurship
Andersson, Martin; Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014
We review and assess the role local institutional framework conditions play in fostering local entrepreneurship. The … basic premise is that entrepreneurship is a central driver of economic renewal and change, and that institutions affect both … the supply and direction of entrepreneurship. While local institutions always develop and operate against the backdrop of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184638