UNSPECIFIED. (2004) The link between firm births and job creation: Is there a Upas tree effect? REGIONAL STUDIES, 38 (8). pp. 893-909. ISSN 0034-3404

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The link between firm births and job creation: is there a Upas Tree effect?, Regional Studies 38, 893-909. This paper examines the relationship between firm births and job creation in Great Britain. It uses a new data set for 60 British regions, covering the whole of Great Britain, between 1980 and 1998. For Great Britain as a whole, no significant relationship between start-ups and employment creation is found in the 1980s, but there is a negative relationship for the 'low enterprise' area of the North East of England. For the 1990s, a significant positive relationship for Great Britain as a whole is found, but for Scotland, which focused policy on start-ups, a negative relationship is found. The authors feel this raises questions over policies designed to raise rates of new firm formation as a strategy for employment creation, particularly in 'low enterprise' areas.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
Journal or Publication Title:	REGIONAL STUDIES
Publisher:	CARFAX PUBLISHING
ISSN:	0034-3404
Date:	November 2004
Volume:	38
Number:	8
Number of Pages:	17
Page Range:	pp. 893-909
Identification Number:	10.1080/0034340042000280929
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/7768

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