@article{Miller:334331,
      recid = {334331},
      author = {Miller, James P.},
      title = {Survival and Growth of Independent Firms and Corporate  Affiliates in Metro and Nonmetro America},
      address = {1990-02},
      number = {2487-2023-620},
      series = {Rural Development Research Report No. 74},
      pages = {23},
      year = {1990},
      note = {The analysis in this report covers four issues that have  not been accurately and thoroughly addressed in previous  studies: (1) The survival rates of new firms in nonmetro  areas, and how these rates compare with metro rates; (2)  How rapidly surviving businesses expand employment; (3)  Whether or not ownership status is a factor in the rate of  survival and growth; and (4) The relationship between  ownership status and the location of surviving jobs.  Data  for the analysis were derived from the U.S. Establishment  and Enterprise Microdata (USEEM) files of the U.S. Small  Business Administration.  The USEEM database is extremely  useful for examining how firms operate after they are  formed.},
      abstract = {Analysis of new firm survival and growth during 1980-86  reveals that local, independent firms survived better and  grew faster than corporate affiliates in nonmetro areas.   Independent firms quickly reached their optimum size after  beginning operation.  The rate of employment expansion for  nonmetro independent firms was about half that of metro  independent firms.  Corporate affiliates in traditional  nonmetro industries dependent on natural resources and  low-wage labor continued to locate mostly in nonmetro  areas.  In developing future strategies for industrial  development, the strengths and weaknesses of corporate  ownership and control should be balanced against those of  local ownership.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/334331},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.334331},
}