Abstract
Particularly in declining regions, new businesses creation is seen as a means to secure (future) employment opportunities. However, the way in which new business creation exerts its influence on employment is not evident. Do start-ups in these areas influencing employment change as they do in growth regions? We disentangle the long- and short-term employment effect of new business creation in municipalities in the Netherlands between 1996 and 2010. We conclude that the regional context matters a great deal for the local employment effect of business creation. Further, it is shown in contexts with modest population decline, new businesses are still an important generator of employment opportunities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 33-54 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | The Annals of Regional Science |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 11-Jan-2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan-2016 |