Firm behaviour and town size: a comparison between firms in small and medium-sized towns in the Netherlands and Portugal

Nowadays, small and medium-sized towns in rural areas often are attractive tourist places. People enjoy the relative quietness and peacefulness together with the historical values present. The old market, church, and city hall remember us about earlier times. Among many stories, these old buildings tell us something about the importance and role of towns many years ago. It where places where products where sold and bought, deals were made, it were trading places. Residents from smaller towns or from the countryside regularly visited the place for business and pleasure