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Business Formation Statistics Working Papers
Business Formation Statistics Working Papers
Working papers describe in further detail the underlying data and methodology used in the construction of the Business Formation Statistics (BFS). Users of the BFS are strongly encouraged to refer to the working papers for technical details of the data construction and econometric analysis.
Working Paper
Business Applications as Economic Indicators
This paper explores the properties of three monthly business application series from the Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics as economic indicators.
Working Paper
Business Formation: A Tale of Two Recessions
Business applications and employer business formation from applications display very different patterns during the Great Recession versus COVID-19 Recession.
Working Paper
Early-Stage Business Formation: An Analysis of Applications for EINs
This paper reports on the development and analysis of a newly constructed dataset on the early stages of business formation.
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