Esteve Pérez, SilvianoPieri, FabioRodríguez Rodríguez, Diego Antonio2023-06-172023-06-172018-021366-271610.1080/13662716.2017.1291329https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/13225This paper contributes to fill the gap between the literature on the determinants of firm survival and the empirical works on the industry life cycle (ILC). Using a representative sample of Spanish firms with 10 or more employees over the period 1993–2009, the role played by firm age and productivity in firm survival is empirically analysed across three stages of the life cycle of forty-seven 3-digit manufacturing sectors. In the ‘early’ stage of the ILC, firm age is negatively correlated with hazard rates while firm productivity is not. Firm productivity is associated with lower hazard in the ‘mature’ stage of the ILC, when competition is primarily efficiency-driven, while firm age does not play a significant role for firm survival. In the ‘intermediate’ stage, both age and productivity play a role in reducing firms’ hazard rates. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Groupengjournal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2017.1291329restricted access658C41L10L60Discrete time survival methodsFirm survivalIndustry life cycleSpanish manufacturing firmsCompetition (economics)AgeIndustrial enterpriseManufacturingProductivitySpainEconometría (Economía)EmpresasEconomía industrial5302 Econometría5311 Organización y Dirección de Empresas