Regions, Human Capital and New Firm Formation

This thesis shows the importance of human capital at the individual, firm, and regional level through its effects on returns to education, firm productivity and new firm formation. The thesis further shows the importance of banks as a determinant for new firm formation at the local level. The thesis...

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Main Author: Backman, Mikaela
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Economics, Finance and Statistics 2013
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-20492
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