Koster, Sierdjan; Stel, Adriaan J. van - 2010
regional level (see Fritsch, 2008, for a survey) which suggests that competition among incumbent firms is caused by (lagged …) start-up rates. Contrary to earlier research the present paper employs a direct measure of the level of competition between … model at the region-sector level for the Netherlands, where regional economic development (employment growth) is explained …