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Start-ups and firm in-migration

PublikationArtikel (med peer review)
Företagandets villkor, Migration, Niklas Elert, Niklas Rudholm, Nya företag, Start-ups, Sven-Olov Daunfeldt

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We use a data set covering 13,471 Swedish limited liability firms in the Swedish wholesale industries during 2000–2004 to ascertain the determinants of new start-ups and of in-migration of firms. Access to a large harbor, international airport or large railroad classification yard in the municipality nearly triples the number of start-ups and increases the expected number of in-migrating firms with 53 %. The presence of a university, many educated workers and low local taxes are also associated with more start-ups and firm in-migration.

Related content: Working Paper No. 171

Daunfeldt, S-O., Elert, N., & Rudholm, N. (2013). Start-ups and firm in-migration: evidence from the Swedish wholesale industry. Annals of Regional Science, 51(2), 479-494.

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Do Targeted R&D Grants toward SMEs Increase Employment and Demand for High Human Capital Workers?
BokkapitelPublikation
Daunfeldt, S. O., Halvarsson, D., Tingvall, P. G., & McKelvie, A.
Publiceringsår

2022

Publicerat i

Springer.

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Most previous studies on the employment effects of government R&D grants targeting SMEs are characterized by data-, measurement-, and selection problems, making it difficult to construct a relevant control group of firms that did not receive an R&D grant. We investigate the effects on employment and firm-level demand for high human capital workers of two Swedish programs targeted toward growth-oriented SMEs using Coarsened Exact Matching. Our most striking result is the absence of any statistically significant effects. We find no robust evidence that the targeted R&D grant programs had any positive and statistically significant effects on the number of employees recruited into these SMEs, or that the grants are associated with an increase in the demand for high human capital workers. The lack of statistically significant findings is troublesome considering that government support programs require a positive impact to cover the administrative costs associated with these programs.

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Jobbskapande och produktivitet i små kontra nya företag
Artikel (utan peer review)Publikation
Andersson, M., Henrekson, M., Jack, S., Stenkula, M., Thorburn, K., Wennberg, K. & Zander, I.
Publiceringsår

2021

Publicerat i

Ekonomisk Debatt.

Sammanfattning

Denna artikel presenterar 2020 års pristagare av Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research – John Haltiwanger – och de bidrag han har gjort inom entreprenörskapsforskningen. Haltiwanger har bl a bidragit till att förbättra vår förståelse av hur jobb skapas och försvinner, kartlägga vilka faktorer som styr produktivitet samt analysera hur småföretag bidrar till den ekonomiska utvecklingen. Hans forskning har inspirerat såväl policydebatt som nationella statistikmyndigheter världen över.

Andersson, M., Henrekson, M., Jack, S., Stenkula, M., Thorburn, K., Wennberg, K. & Zander, I. (2021). Jobbskapande och produktivitet i små kontra nya företag. Ekonomisk Debatt, 2021(7).

A Literature Review of the Nexus between Migration and Internationalization
Artikel (med peer review)Publikation
Hatzigeorgiou, A. & Lodefalk, M.
Publiceringsår

2021

Publicerat i

Journal of International Trade & Economic Development

Sammanfattning

Protectionism and anti-globalization tides have been rising already before the COVID-19 pandemic, with Brexit and the China-U.S. trade war, as two examples. A continued disruption to global trade, investment and value chains could worsen global development. Economic recovery will require restoring firms’ ability to trade, offshore and invest globally. To achieve this, it will be useful to understand the role of migration for foreign trade, investment and other aspects of internationalization. In this paper we review and discuss over 100 papers published about migrants’ roles on international trade, foreign direct investment and offshoring. Although the evidence suggests that migration facilitates trade and internationalization, we also note substantial gaps and inconsistencies in the existing literature. The aim of this paper is to encourage further research and assist policymakers in their efforts to promote economic recovery including internationalization.

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