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Eurostat-OECD Manual on Business Demography Statistics
Demand for statistics on business demography has grown and developed considerably in recent years. This joint manual reflects these growing needs and developments and the agreement between Eurostat and the OECD for a common methodological framework for business demography statistics that maximises their international comparability and relevance, recognising and addressing the different conditions and legal frameworks that govern the production of business statistics at the national level. |
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This report presents indicators of firm births, deaths, high-growth firms, gazelles, etc., all capture different aspects of entrepreneurship and different types of entrepreneurs. Measuring entrepreneurship: a digest of indicators, 2009 editionFocus 
The Manual includes indicators that are essential for comparability across OECD countries and the investigation of entrepreneurship, namely indicators of employer enterprises, and, importantly, high growth enterprises, particularly young high-growth enterprises, referred to here as "gazelles". Eurostat-OECD Manual on Business Demography Statistics |