Journal article
Entrepreneurship in Small Cities: Evidence From U.S. Micropolitan Areas
Economic development quarterly, Vol.35(1), pp.89124242094192-21
07/27/2020
DOI: 10.1177/0891242420941927
Abstract
This article presents the spatial patterns of general and high-tech start-up rates and explores regional factors associated with entrepreneurship in U.S. micropolitan areas. Regression results show that general entrepreneurship in these small cities is predicted by population growth, the middle-age population group, the presence of small businesses, and natural amenities. Additionally, high-tech start-up activities are positively associated with human capital, creative knowledge (instead of technological knowledge), high-tech clustering, and proximity to a large metropolitan area. These findings are compared with the patterns in larger metropolitan areas. This research sheds light on local entrepreneurship policy in the small-city context.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Entrepreneurship in Small Cities: Evidence From U.S. Micropolitan Areas
- Creators
- Shiqin Liu - Northeastern UniversityHaifeng Qian - University of IowaKingsley E. Haynes - George Mason University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Economic development quarterly, Vol.35(1), pp.89124242094192-21
- DOI
- 10.1177/0891242420941927
- ISSN
- 0891-2424
- eISSN
- 1552-3543
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/27/2020
- Academic Unit
- School of Planning and Public Affairs; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984269250702771
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