The impact of transport infrastructure on firms' location decision: A meta-analysis based on a systematic literature review

MP Champagne, J Dubé - Transport Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes to explore the existing literature on the impact of transportation
infrastructure on firms' location decision. Using three distinct databases (EconLit …

Location determinants of high-growth firms

M Li, SJ Goetz, M Partridge… - … & Regional Development, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
County-level location patterns of INC 5000 companies provide one map of American
entrepreneurship and innovativeness, and understanding the local factors associated with …

The role of location in FinTech formation

L Laidroo, M Avarmaa - Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Given the rapid emergence of FinTechs, the objective of this paper is to determine location-
specific factors associated with FinTech establishment intensity using Porter's diamond …

Local industrial structure, agglomeration economies and the creation of innovative start-ups: evidence from the Italian case

C Capozza, S Salomone, E Somma - Entrepreneurship & Regional …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
We explore the local factors associated with the emergence of innovative start-ups fostered
by a targeted industrial policy intervention in Italy. We focus on the local industrial fabric and …

The impact of broadband and other infrastructure on the location of new business establishments

D McCoy, S Lyons, E Morgenroth… - Journal of regional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper analyzes the impact of broadband infrastructure, along with a range of other local
characteristics such as motorways and other infrastructure, availability of human capital, and …

The end of the urban-rural dichotomy? Towards a new regional typology for SME performance

F Laurin, S Pronovost, M Carrier - Journal of Rural Studies, 2020 - Elsevier
Rurality is a regional geographical characterization that defines the nature of the external
economic environment and consequently affects the performance of SMEs. However, the …

Location determinants of high-tech firms: An intra-urban approach

JM Arauzo-Carod - Industry and Innovation, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper analyses location determinants of high-tech firms at the intra-urban level,
concretely for neighbourhoods of Barcelona. Mercantile Register data is used to analyse the …

The pitfalls of using location quotients to identify clusters and represent industry specialization in small regions

M Pominova, TM Gabe, A Crawley - … Finance Discussion Paper, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper examines the use of location quotients, a measure of regional business activity
relative to the national benchmark, as an indicator of sectoral agglomeration in small cities …

Inter-organizational geographical proximity and local start-ups' knowledge acquisition: a contingency approach

M Presutti, C Boari, A Majocchi - Entrepreneurship & Regional …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Entrepreneurship studies offer conflicting answers to a key research question: What impact
does geographic proximity have on the process of knowledge acquisition by start-ups? This …

Rapid transportation and green technology innovation in cities—from the view of the industrial collaborative agglomeration

S Lin, Z Chen, Z He - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
This research uses a two-way fixed effect model to examine the correlation between the
development of high-speed rail and the growth of green technology innovation by adopting …