Births and deaths of manufacturing firms in the Scottish regions

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Beesley M. E. and Hamilton R. T. (1986) Births and deaths of manufacturing firms in the Scottish regions, Reg. Studies 20, 281–288. Original data is used to investigate the determinants of regional variation in the births and deaths of independent businesses in Scottish manufacturing industries. Inter-regional differences are shown to stem mainly from intra-industry variation in fertility and mortality across the regions. These differences appear to be marked and should be borne in mind when job creation through the stimulation of indigenous entrepreneurial activity is the objective of any regional or national policy.