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High-growth firms and their habitats

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The article examines how the geography of entrepreneurial quality differs from the geography of entrepreneurial quantity. Using longitudinal firm-level data for Swedish municipalities from 2002 to 2022, matched with surveys on local business climate, the authors compare factors associated with start-up rates and firm scaling. Population, human capital and economic structure are associated with both outcomes, while local business climate is a substantially stronger predictor of high-growth firms than of start-ups.

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M. Andersson, J. Karlsson & J. P. Larsson
Publication year
2026
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Small Business Economics

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