Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS): Baseline Annotated Questionnaire

53 Pages Posted: 31 Oct 2007 Last revised: 7 Apr 2009

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Janice Ballou

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

David DesRoches

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Date Written: April 6, 2009

Abstract

The Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) is a panel study of new businesses founded in 2004 and tracked over their early years of operation. The survey focuses on the nature of new business formation activity; characteristics of the strategy, offerings, and employment patterns of new businesses; the nature of the financial and organizational arrangements of these businesses; and the characteristics of their founders.

JEL Classification: M40, L20

Suggested Citation

Ballou, Janice and DesRoches, David, Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS): Baseline Annotated Questionnaire (April 6, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1024298 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1024298

Janice Ballou

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