TY - JOUR
T1 - Survival of contractors with previous subcontracting experience
AU - De Silva, Dakshina G.
AU - Kosmopoulou, Georgia
AU - Lamarche, Carlos
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - We examine the impact of the type of past experience for de novo contractors on business duration. Our results show that early involvement as a subcontractor in government procurement projects increases the chance of survival.
AB - We examine the impact of the type of past experience for de novo contractors on business duration. Our results show that early involvement as a subcontractor in government procurement projects increases the chance of survival.
KW - Government procurement
KW - Subcontracting
KW - Survival
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U2 - 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.071
DO - 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.071
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861067146
SN - 0165-1765
VL - 117
SP - 7
EP - 9
JO - Economics Letters
JF - Economics Letters
IS - 1
ER -