EIB Working Paper 2021/08 - Do capacity constraints trigger high growth for enterprises?

High-Growth Enterprises have a large economic impact, but it is notoriously hard to predict when firms will experience episodes of high growth. This paper proposes that firms reaching critically high capacity utilisation levels reach a 'trigger point' involving either broad-based investmen...

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Main Author: European Investment Bank (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: European Investment Bank 2021
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