The dynamic performance of Australian enterprises

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* This paper is the result of work being undertaken as part of a collaborative researchprogram entitled"The Performance of Australian Enterprises: Innovation, Productivityand Profitability". This project is generously supported by the Australian ResearchCouncil and the following collaborative partners: The Australian Tax Office,Commonwealth Office of Small Business, IBIS Business Information Pty Ltd,Productivity Commission, and Victorian Department of State Development. We aregrateful to Harry Bloch, Yi-Ping Tseng, Mark Harris, Tim Fry and seminar participantsat La Trobe and the 2001 Conference of Economists for helpful comments. The viewsexpressed in this paper represent those of the authors and not necessarily the views ofthe collaborative partners