This dissertation investigates how regional characteristics affect new firm formation rates in 12 major labour market areas across New Zealand. Following from a series of studies across advanced market economies, panel data analysis with fixed and random-effects modelling is utilised to determine how a variety of regional factors such as unemployment, average household income and average firm size affect firm birth rates across 3 industry sectors: Manufacturing/building, service and retail/commercial trade. Results for New Zealand indicate that in general, firms are more likely to start up in regions with better access to unskilled labour, higher population density, higher population growth and a lower proportion of individuals with higher ...
The purpose of this paper is to briefly outline recent developments in the New Zealand labour market...
Births of new firms have been seen to be a major source of new employment creation in developed coun...
This paper will review recent developments in the New Zealand labour market and trace the passage of...
This dissertation investigates how regional characteristics affect new firm formation rates in 12 ma...
Previous studies have shown that firm births are linked to productivity growth and that birth rates ...
This study examines the impact of the determinants of new firm formation in New England at the count...
This research explores persistence of new firm formation at the UK NUTS II level for the 1994–2007 p...
The performance of the New Zealand (NZ) economy is something of an enigma. Although ranked one (of 1...
Information about variations in the rate of new firm formation at the county level in Great Britain ...
This paper provides an analysis which examines the differences in the industrial and occupational st...
This thesis analyses several aspects of local labour market performance in New Zealand. Each of thes...
This paper re-examines the link between new firm formation and subsequent employment growth. It inve...
As unacceptably high unemployment levels persist throughout the OECD so greater attention is being p...
As just over 98% of businesses in New Zealand are small, and employ over half of the total workforce...
Over the last two decades New Zealand has undergone fundamental economic restructuring, and phases o...
The purpose of this paper is to briefly outline recent developments in the New Zealand labour market...
Births of new firms have been seen to be a major source of new employment creation in developed coun...
This paper will review recent developments in the New Zealand labour market and trace the passage of...
This dissertation investigates how regional characteristics affect new firm formation rates in 12 ma...
Previous studies have shown that firm births are linked to productivity growth and that birth rates ...
This study examines the impact of the determinants of new firm formation in New England at the count...
This research explores persistence of new firm formation at the UK NUTS II level for the 1994–2007 p...
The performance of the New Zealand (NZ) economy is something of an enigma. Although ranked one (of 1...
Information about variations in the rate of new firm formation at the county level in Great Britain ...
This paper provides an analysis which examines the differences in the industrial and occupational st...
This thesis analyses several aspects of local labour market performance in New Zealand. Each of thes...
This paper re-examines the link between new firm formation and subsequent employment growth. It inve...
As unacceptably high unemployment levels persist throughout the OECD so greater attention is being p...
As just over 98% of businesses in New Zealand are small, and employ over half of the total workforce...
Over the last two decades New Zealand has undergone fundamental economic restructuring, and phases o...
The purpose of this paper is to briefly outline recent developments in the New Zealand labour market...
Births of new firms have been seen to be a major source of new employment creation in developed coun...
This paper will review recent developments in the New Zealand labour market and trace the passage of...