Which Small Towns Attract Start-Ups and Why? Twenty Years of Evidence from Iowa

Using data on a sample of small Iowa towns consistently collected over two decades, we investigate how agglomeration economies, social capital, human capital, local fiscal policy, and natural amenities affect new firm entry. We find that human capital and agglomeration are more conducive to new firm...

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Main Authors: Artz, G.M (Author), Han, P.J (Author), Kim, Y. (Author), Orazem, P.F (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2021
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