Fritsch, Michael; Brixy, Udo; Falck, Oliver - 2004
We analyze the effect of industry, region and time on new-business survival rates by means of a multi …-dimensional approach. The data relate to West German districts in the 1983-2000 period. The survival chances of start-ups tend to be … relatively low in industries characterized by a high minimum efficient size and high numbers of entries. Regional growth has a …