Firm Entry and Exit

This project will examine determinants and effects of enterprise entry and exit on growth, export and productivity in Australian industry using innovative panel enterprise data sets which have been collated and linked from existing ABS surveys, administrative data and accounting data. Currently, there is only one short longitudinal enterprise data set in Australia. Further data sets are required if policy makers are to understand patterns and causes of growth and business survival in Australia. Understanding provided from these studies should significantly improve our understanding of how businesses perform.

Recent papers include:

For further information on these papers or the data sets used please contact Professor Elizabeth Webster on [email protected].