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Is there a life cycle in all industries? First evidence from industry size dynamics in West Germany

Thomas BrennerEconomic Geography, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthias DornerInnovation and Entrepreneurship Research, Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition (MPI-IP), Munich, Germany;Graduate Programme (GradAB), Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Nuremberg, GermanyView further author information
Pages 289-297 | Published online: 18 Jul 2016

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