Alex Coad
Biographic Data
| ID | 391069 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Coad |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Coad |
| SIGNATURE | COAD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Waseda University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5706-0528 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Planning ahead or dragging one’s feet? Organizational structure and high-growth events
We focus on the topic of high-growth firms (HGFs) that add hierarchical layers around the time of the high-growth (HG) episode. Competing theories highlight how either firms plan ahead and invest proactively in organizational infrastructure, or that firms “drag their feet” and respond only when the setting up of new management layers can no longer be avoided. Drawing on rich Brazilian employer-employee census micro-data (RAIS, 2003–2019) with ove…
Regional incidence and persistence of high-growth firms: Testing ideas from the entrepreneurial ecosystems literature
Policymakers and scholars often assume that a higher incidence of high-growth firms (HGFs) is synonymous with vibrant regional economic dynamics, and that HGF shares are persistent over time as entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) have slowly changing features. In this paper we test these hypotheses, which are deeply rooted in the EE literature. Results do not provide strong support for the hypothesis that more developed regions feature higher HGF sh…
HGX: The anatomy of high growth exporters
Previous work has found that a small number of export s uperstars contribute disproportionally to the economy’s overall exports. Differently from export superstars , this study is the first to define high growth exporters (HGXs) (that are not export superstars ) as a new firm category. We provide their economic importance and depict their micro-level anatomy. By tracking HGXs in Croatia for over a quarter of a century, 44 out of 100 export supers…
Remembering David J Storey, a pioneer of the entrepreneurship field”
Amundsen versus Scott: Are growth paths related to firm performance
Growth paths and routes to exit: 'Shadow of death' effects for new firms in Japan
Innovation and firm growth: Does firm age play a role?
Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Unemployment and Subjective Wellbeing: A Quantile Approach
Unemployment has been robustly shown to strongly decrease subjective wellbeing. Using panel quantile regression techniques, we analyse to what extent the negative impact of unemployment varies along the (conditional) subjective wellbeing distribution. In our analysis of British Household Panel Survey data (1996–2008), we find that individuals with high life satisfaction suffer less from becoming unemployed. A similar but stronger effect is found …
Firm growth and innovation
Is Entrepreneurship a Route Out of Deprivation
This paper investigates whether entrepreneurship constitutes a route out of deprivation for those living in deprived areas. The measure of income/wealth used is based on an analysis of improvements in an individual's residential address. The data consist of information on over 800 000 individuals, and come from the customer records of a major UK bank. Comparing business owners with non-owners, the results suggest that the benefits of business own…
“I'm afraid I have bad news for you…” Estimating the impact of different health impairments on subjective well-being
Life satisfaction and self-employment: A matching approach
Muppets and gazelles: Political and methodological biases in entrepreneurship research
Despite an almost universally accepted belief outside academia that entrepreneurial activity is a positive driving force in the economy, the accumulated evidence remains largely inconclusive. This article positions the increased interest in entrepreneurship since the 1980s within its historical context and highlights the significant methodological problems with its analysis. Taking these problems into account it reevaluates the performance of ent…
From Average Joe's happiness to Miserable Jane and Cheerful John: Using quantile regressions to analyze the full subjective well-being distribution
Disentangling the Circularity in Sen's Capability Approach: An Analysis of the Co-Evolution of Functioning Achievement and Resources
Regional Dynamics of Innovation: Investigating the Co-evolution of Patents, Research and Development (R&D), and Employment
n The paper investigates the lead-lag relationships between the growth rates of patents, R&D, and employment for German regions over the period 1999-2005. The panel dataset employed includes information on four two-digit industries. The results obtained from a vector autoregression model show that an increase in patents is associated with subsequent growth of employment in the Medical and Optical Equipment industry as well as in the Electrics and…
The Growth of Firms: A Survey of Theories and Empirical Evidence
Research into firm growth has been accumulating at a terrific pace, and Alex Coad's survey of this multifaceted field provides a detailed, comprehensive overview of the latest developments. Much progress has been made in empirical research into firm growth in recent decades due to factors such as the availability of detailed longitudinal datasets, more powerful computers and new econometric techniques. This book provides an up-to-date catalog of …
Innovation and firm growth in high-tech sectors: A quantile regression approach
Muppets and gazelles: Political and methodological biases in entrepreneurship research
Despite an almost universally accepted belief outside academia that entrepreneurial activity is a positive driving force in the economy, the accumulated evidence remains largely inconclusive. This article positions the increased interest in entrepreneurship since the 1980s within its historical context and highlights the significant methodological problems with its analysis. Taking these problems into account it reevaluates the performance of ent…
Disentangling the Circularity in Sen's Capability Approach: An Analysis of the Co-Evolution of Functioning Achievement and Resources
Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Unemployment and Subjective Wellbeing: A Quantile Approach
Unemployment has been robustly shown to strongly decrease subjective wellbeing. Using panel quantile regression techniques, we analyse to what extent the negative impact of unemployment varies along the (conditional) subjective wellbeing distribution. In our analysis of British Household Panel Survey data (1996–2008), we find that individuals with high life satisfaction suffer less from becoming unemployed. A similar but stronger effect is found …
Is Entrepreneurship a Route Out of Deprivation
This paper investigates whether entrepreneurship constitutes a route out of deprivation for those living in deprived areas. The measure of income/wealth used is based on an analysis of improvements in an individual's residential address. The data consist of information on over 800 000 individuals, and come from the customer records of a major UK bank. Comparing business owners with non-owners, the results suggest that the benefits of business own…
Regional Dynamics of Innovation: Investigating the Co-evolution of Patents, Research and Development (R&D), and Employment
n The paper investigates the lead-lag relationships between the growth rates of patents, R&D, and employment for German regions over the period 1999-2005. The panel dataset employed includes information on four two-digit industries. The results obtained from a vector autoregression model show that an increase in patents is associated with subsequent growth of employment in the Medical and Optical Equipment industry as well as in the Electrics and…
Innovation and firm growth in high-tech sectors: A quantile regression approach
The Growth of Firms: A Survey of Theories and Empirical Evidence
Research into firm growth has been accumulating at a terrific pace, and Alex Coad's survey of this multifaceted field provides a detailed, comprehensive overview of the latest developments. Much progress has been made in empirical research into firm growth in recent decades due to factors such as the availability of detailed longitudinal datasets, more powerful computers and new econometric techniques. This book provides an up-to-date catalog of …
Regional Dynamics of Innovation: Investigating the Co-evolution of Patents, Research and Development (R&D), and Employment
n The paper investigates the lead-lag relationships between the growth rates of patents, R&D, and employment for German regions over the period 1999-2005. The panel dataset employed includes information on four two-digit industries. The results obtained from a vector autoregression model show that an increase in patents is associated with subsequent growth of employment in the Medical and Optical Equipment industry as well as in the Electrics and…
From Average Joe's happiness to Miserable Jane and Cheerful John: Using quantile regressions to analyze the full subjective well-being distribution
Disentangling the Circularity in Sen's Capability Approach: An Analysis of the Co-Evolution of Functioning Achievement and Resources
“I'm afraid I have bad news for you…” Estimating the impact of different health impairments on subjective well-being
Life satisfaction and self-employment: A matching approach
Muppets and gazelles: Political and methodological biases in entrepreneurship research
Despite an almost universally accepted belief outside academia that entrepreneurial activity is a positive driving force in the economy, the accumulated evidence remains largely inconclusive. This article positions the increased interest in entrepreneurship since the 1980s within its historical context and highlights the significant methodological problems with its analysis. Taking these problems into account it reevaluates the performance of ent…
Firm growth and innovation
Is Entrepreneurship a Route Out of Deprivation
This paper investigates whether entrepreneurship constitutes a route out of deprivation for those living in deprived areas. The measure of income/wealth used is based on an analysis of improvements in an individual's residential address. The data consist of information on over 800 000 individuals, and come from the customer records of a major UK bank. Comparing business owners with non-owners, the results suggest that the benefits of business own…
Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Unemployment and Subjective Wellbeing: A Quantile Approach
Unemployment has been robustly shown to strongly decrease subjective wellbeing. Using panel quantile regression techniques, we analyse to what extent the negative impact of unemployment varies along the (conditional) subjective wellbeing distribution. In our analysis of British Household Panel Survey data (1996–2008), we find that individuals with high life satisfaction suffer less from becoming unemployed. A similar but stronger effect is found …
Innovation and firm growth: Does firm age play a role?
Growth paths and routes to exit: 'Shadow of death' effects for new firms in Japan
Amundsen versus Scott: Are growth paths related to firm performance
HGX: The anatomy of high growth exporters
Previous work has found that a small number of export s uperstars contribute disproportionally to the economy’s overall exports. Differently from export superstars , this study is the first to define high growth exporters (HGXs) (that are not export superstars ) as a new firm category. We provide their economic importance and depict their micro-level anatomy. By tracking HGXs in Croatia for over a quarter of a century, 44 out of 100 export supers…
Remembering David J Storey, a pioneer of the entrepreneurship field”
Regional incidence and persistence of high-growth firms: Testing ideas from the entrepreneurial ecosystems literature
Policymakers and scholars often assume that a higher incidence of high-growth firms (HGFs) is synonymous with vibrant regional economic dynamics, and that HGF shares are persistent over time as entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) have slowly changing features. In this paper we test these hypotheses, which are deeply rooted in the EE literature. Results do not provide strong support for the hypothesis that more developed regions feature higher HGF sh…
Planning ahead or dragging one’s feet? Organizational structure and high-growth events
We focus on the topic of high-growth firms (HGFs) that add hierarchical layers around the time of the high-growth (HG) episode. Competing theories highlight how either firms plan ahead and invest proactively in organizational infrastructure, or that firms “drag their feet” and respond only when the setting up of new management layers can no longer be avoided. Drawing on rich Brazilian employer-employee census micro-data (RAIS, 2003–2019) with ove…
Economics (16 works) · Firm Innovation and Growth (11 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (9 works) · Entrepreneurship (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Econometrics (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Mathematics (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (5 works)