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Size, innovation and internationalization: a survival analysis of Italian firms
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Abstract Firms' survival is often seen as crucial for economic growth and competitiveness. This paper focuses on business demography of Italian firms, using an original database, obtained by matching and merging to gain the intersection three firm level datasets. This database allows us to simultaneously con... view more
Firms' survival is often seen as crucial for economic growth and competitiveness. This paper focuses on business demography of Italian firms, using an original database, obtained by matching and merging to gain the intersection three firm level datasets. This database allows us to simultaneously consider the effect of size, technology, trade, foreign direct investments, and innovation on firms' survival probability. We show that size and technological level positively affect the likelihood of survival. Internationalized firms show higher failure risk: on average competition is stronger in international markets, forcing firms to be more efficient. However, large internationalized firms are more likely to 'survive'. An Italian internationalized firm to be successful and to survive, should be high-tech, large and innovative.... view less
Classification
Business Administration
Political Economy
Free Keywords
Business Demography; Survival; Competitiveness; Internationalization
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
25 p.
Journal
Applied Economics (2009)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840802600566
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)