We investigate the impact of start-up rates on regional economic development. We argue that in line with Schumpeter's view this effect is mediated by a process of creative destruc-tion: Start-ups spark a process of creative destruction which in turn leads to regional eco-nomic development....

Preference for variety on behalf of consumers suggests that variety in supply is a pertinent characteristic of individual firms. This paper studies the relationship between export variety and exports on a cross-section of exporting firms in Sweden. Multi-product firms, i.e., firms which export a...

Using longitudinal Swedish data, we document robust evidence of highly local spillovers between individuals in similar occupations. The results are consistent with the existence of knowledge spillovers between workers performing similar work tasks in the same city-district. We further...