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Kerr, William R.; Kominers, Scott Duke - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 2012

We model spatial clusters of similar firms. Our model highlights how agglomerative forces lead to localized, individual connections among firms, while interaction costs generate a defined distance over which attraction forces operate. Overlapping firm interactions yield agglomeration clusters...

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Firm Structure, Multinationals, and Manufacturing Plant Deaths

Jensen, J. Bradford; Bernard, Andrew - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 2005

Plant shutdowns shape industry and aggregate productivity paths and play a major role in the dynamics of employment and industrial restructuring. Plant closures in the U.S. manufacturing sector account for more than half of gross job destruction. While multi-plant firms and multinationals...

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Effectiveness and Efficiency of SME Innovation Policy

foreman-peck, james s. - Economics Section, Cardiff Business School - 2012

This paper assesses UK innovation policy impact on a large, population weighted, sample of both service and … manufacturing SMEs. By focussing on self-reported innovation the study achieves a wider coverage of the effects of SME innovation … support for innovation were more likely to innovate than unsupported comparable enterprises. Innovating enterprises are shown …

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Regional development theory

Nijkamp, P.; Abreu, M. - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en … - 2009

modeling. Next, innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge are addressed, and interpreted as critical success conditions for …

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SME innovation and the crucial role of the entrepreneur

Masurel, E.; Montfort, K. van; Lentink, R. - Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen en … - 2003

consider critical for success in the innovation process? From the perspective of the respondents, the entrepreneur is the most … important factor in the innovation process. Internal aspects dominate not only the list of success factors but also the top of … entrepreneurs do not consider external circumstances very important aspects of innovation success. They have a rather egocentric …

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