Service sector firm death and productivity in urban and rural locations

Sabine D'Costa, Adelheid Holl and Dalila Ribaudo

Economics Letters, 2024, vol. 235, issue C

Abstract: While the positive impact of firm productivity on survival is well documented, limited evidence exists on geographic variations of this relationship and on services industries. We show that in knowledge intensive services, this relationship is more strongly moderated in core urban areas compared to suburban and rural areas.

Keywords: Firm exit; Survival; Productivity; Urban; Rural; Services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 L25 O18 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111560

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