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Working Paper | January 2021

Business Formation: A Tale of Two Recessions

Business applications and employer business formation from applications display very different patterns during the Great Recession versus COVID-19 Recession.

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Working Paper | December 2020

Entrepreneurial Teams: Diversity of Skills and Early-Stage Growth

This paper explores whether a diversity of skillsets and employment experience amongst members of a founder team helps enable the growth of startup firms.

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Working Paper | December 2020

Immigration and Entrepreneurship in the United States

In this paper we study the role of immigrants in entrepreneurship. We compare startup and job creation rates for immigrant vs native-born founded firms.

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Dataset | 2016

2016 Planning Database

View and download the 2016 Planning Database.

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Dataset | 2015

2015 Planning Database

View and download the 2015 Planning Database.

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Dataset | 2014

2014 Planning Database

View and download the 2014 Planning Database.

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Table | 2019

Business Application Data Tables

The Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide quarterly data on business applications and business formations by state and nationwide

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Table | 2019

Business Formation Data Tables

The Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide quarterly data on business applications and business formations by state and nationwide.

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Table | 2014

BDS Firm & Establishment Characteristics Data Tables

The BDS uses longitudinal information on firms and establishments to generate measures of business dynamics and job flows.

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Publication | June 2020

Center for Economic Studies Research Report: 2019

The annual report of the Center for Economic Studies, 2019.

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Publication | 2020

Annual Report (FY 2020) Center for Statistical Research & Methodology

Highlights of the many activities and results in which Center for Statistical Research and Methodology researchers made contributions during FY 2020.

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Publication | June 2019

CES and Research Data Centers Research Report: 2018

The annual report of the Center for Economic Studies and the Research Data Centers, 2018.

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