Modeling the Failure of Small and Medium Size Business Establishments in Urban Areas: An Application to Hamilton, Ontario H. Maoh, P. Kanaroglou 025 October 2007 Modeling the Failure of Small and Medium Size Business Establishments in Urban Areas: An Application to Hamilton, Ontario H. Maoh, P. Kanaroglou Abstract This paper presents the results of a study on the survival and failure of [...] Yes Update: ‐ Geographic coordinates of n ‐ Relocate(t) covariate Failure Module Did n fail in Yes [t, t+1]? [...] Is n = last? No Yes END FIG. 7: Firmographic simulation framework of individual business establishments Centre for Spatial Analysis ‐ Working Paper Series ‐ 38 ‐ Modeling the Failure of Small and Medium Size Business Establishments in Urban Areas: An Application to Hamilton, Ontario H. Maoh, P. Kanaroglou References Agarwal, R. and D. Audretsch (2001). Does entry si [...] M. Dijst, pp. 43‐75. Ashgate. Kiefer, N. (1988). Economic duration data and hazard functions. Journal of Economic Literature XXVI, 646‐679. Lerman, S. and T. Liu (1984). Microlevel econometric analysis of retail closure. In Discrete choice models in regional science, ed. [...] D. Pitfield, pp. 181‐201. London: Pion Limited. Love, J. (1996). Entry and exit: a country‐level analysis. Applied Economics 28, 441‐451. Maoh, H. (2005). Modeling firm demography in urban areas with an application to Hamilton, Ontario: towards an agent‐based approach. PhD Thesis, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. Centre fo