No Country for Young Firms? Start-up Dynamics and National Policies

This paper provides new cross-country evidence on the links between national policies and the growth patterns of start-ups. In particular, it compares for the first time the heterogeneous effects of national policies on entrants and incumbents, within the same country, industry, and time period. A n...

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Main Author: Calvino, Flavio
Other Authors: Criscuolo, Chiara, Menon, Carlo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2016
Series:OECD Science, Technology and Industry Policy Papers
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