This Handbook will be an invaluable original reference tool for both researchers and students embarking on a new research project. It will be useful both for those who are using quantitative data for the first time and for more experienced researchers who are interested in new quantitative techniques and methods.

Contents: 1. Introduction to the Handbook of Quantitative Research Methods in Entrepreneurship George Saridakis and Marc Cowling 2. How Do We Measure Firm Performance? A Review of Issues Facing Entrepreneurship Researchers Josh Siepel and Marcus Dejardin 3. Exporting, Technological Collaboration and SME Growth: An Empirical Analysis Joan-Lluis Capelleras, Alex Rialp and Josep Rialp 4. As time goes by: survival analysis as a method to study topics in entrepreneurship Priscila Ferreira 5. Longitudinal and Mixture Modeling Methods with Application for Family Firm and Entrepreneurship Research Melissa Medaugh, Laura Stanley, Franz W. Kellermanns and Thomas M. Zellweger 6. Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship – developing the evidence base using the UK Small Business Survey Catherine Robinson 7. Using Meta-Analysis to Develop Entrepreneurship Research and Theory Yanqing Lai, George Saridakis and Chris Hand 8. Using RCTs as a research method for SME policy research: The UK experience Stephen Roper 9. The role of small businesses in employing the unemployed and inactive Peter Urwin and Franz Buscha 10. The Promises of Machine Learning and Big Data in Entrepreneurship Research Daniel S. Hain and Roman Jurowetzki 11. Studying small firms and their banks: A review of common methods and current concerns Anoosheh Rostamkalaei and Mark Freel 12. Financing, selection, and value-adding effects of venture capital: A review of econometric methods and issues Luca Pennacchio and Alessandro Sapio 13. Information Asymmetries and Entrepreneurial Finance: Evidence from Theories and Empirics Liang Han, Lin Tian and Biao Mi 14. Bank Loan Pricing to Small Firms: Sorting or Market Power? Marc Cowling and Wei Yue Index