. Using survival modeling techniques, we find support for the hypothesis that regional economic conditions have a significant …

We propose that the effect of market concentration on firm survival is different according to whether an industry is … rates reduce the survival of new plants but only in markets marked by low entry and exit rates. Specifically, a 10 percent … increase in the 5-firm concentration ratio in a dynamic market raises the survival rate of new ventures by approximately 2 …

. In dynamic markets the survival of new ventures is increasing in industry concentration and decreasing in growth. The …

that we would expect the effect of market concentration on firm survival to be different according to whether an industry … concentration rates reduce the survival of new plants but only in markets marked by low entry and exit rates. Specifically, a 10 … percent increase in the 5-firm concentration ratio or the Herfindahl index in a dynamic market, raises the survival rate of …

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 … rather pronounced positive influence on survival rates, while the relationship between the nationwide development of the …

that we would expect the effect of market concentration on firm survival to be different according to whether an industry … concentration rates reduce the survival of new plants but only in markets marked by low entry and exit rates. Specifically, a 10 … percent increase in the 5-firm concentration ratio or the Herfindahl index in a dynamic market, raises the survival rate of …

survival of the fitter principle with respect to productivity, while relative profitability does not seem to exert any … significant effect on survival probabilities. However, the contribution of firm relative "fitness" to the total firm exit rates …