An introduction to the concept ofentrepreneurship capital is provided, with an emphasis on its influence onregional economic performance. Entrepreneurship capital is defined as thecapacity of a society to produce new firms. It involves creative individualsneeded to create new firms, a regional...

Recent studies show that the likelihood of survival differs significantly across firms. Both firm and industry characteristics are hypothesized to account for this heterogeneity. Using a longitudinal database of manufacturing firms we investigate whether firm or industry characteristics...

A large literature has emerged focusing on the post-entry performance of firms and, in particular, on thelinks between firm growth, survival, size and age. While these studies have resulted in findings that aresufficiently consistent as to constitute Stylized Facts, virtually all of these...