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Small producers in manufacturing >

Research questions

Have small firms become larger because they are creating more jobs or because large firms are in decline?
If employment in small firms has been growing disproportionately, can the same be said about their productivity?
Are small firms creating higher quality jobs or is the quality of jobs that they are creating declining?
Is there evidence suggesting that the upward trend in small-firm employment share that was observed in the 1970s and 1980s continued in the 1990s?
What evidence suggests that Canada and the United States have followed similar paths in the expansion of small producers?

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