This paper describes a case study of path-dependent industrial development in a
specialized medium-sized region characterized by a specialized high-tech industry cluster …

Previous research suggests that having more self‐employed or entrepreneurs can
contribute to higher levels of economic growth in distressed areas. Additionally, self …

Even as economic incentives are increasingly used by policy makers to spur state and local
economic development, their use is controversial among the public and academics. The …

This paper estimates the net employment spillovers from changes in self-employment (SE)
and compares them to spillovers from changes in wage and salary (WS) employment using …

Rural development is one of the most important elements of the overall economic
development. The level of entrepreneurship development, which is closely related to the …

We examine the effects of individual plant and local characteristics on explaining survival of
manufacturing plants over the last two recessions. We link the establishment‐level Rural …

This article explores trends in business retention and expansion (BRE) and business
clusters over the last two decades (1994–2014). Using national surveys of local …

This paper investigates the role of the business size distribution on income and employment
growth in US counties from 1990 to 2000. We measure the business size distribution as the …

In the new economy, based on knowledge and innovation, the concept of human capital is
becoming an increasingly important factor of growth (and development) not only for urban …

Economic developers express concern for both employment growth and employment
stability. This study asks whether there is a trade-off between the quantity and reliability of …