【摘要】Particularly in declining regions, newbusinesses creation is seen as ameansto secure (future) employment opportunities. However, the way in which new business creation exerts its influence on employment is not evident. Do start-ups in these areas influencing employment change as they do in growth regions? We disentangle the long- and short-term employment effect of new business creation in municipalities in the Netherlands between 1996 and 2010. We conclude that the regional context matters a great deal for the local employment effect of business creation. Further, it is shown in contexts with modest population decline, new businesses are still an important generator of employment opportunities.

【文献来源】Heike Delfmann;Sierdjan Koster.Annals of regional Science.2016（1）