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We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this … measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship … a regional culture of entrepreneurship is an important resource for regional growth. …
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The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …
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entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2010, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socioeconomic …
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and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist …
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Why are female entrepreneurs so rare? Women have both to a lower entry rate into selfemployment and a higher exit rate in Germany. To explain the gender gap, a structural microeconometric model of the transition rates is estimated, which includes a standard risk aversion parameter. As inputs...
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and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist …
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This paper provides new evidence on the determinants of entrepreneurship across countries. The paper investigates the … relationship between the institutional setting, in terms of economic freedom, and entrepreneurship, as measured by self … to increase entrepreneurship. <p …
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Since the beginning of the transformation of East Germany from a socialist planned economy to a market economy, there has been an ambitious political goal of fostering entrepreneurial activity in that part of the country. One of the most-hoped for results of this undertaking is the anticipated...
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Institutional settings and the resulting incentive structures are crucial for economic development. The type of entrepreneurial activity and the entrepreneurial effort are especially dependent on underlying incentive structures. We argue that institutions with better incentive structures for...
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Parker and Van Praag (2009) showed, based on theory, that the group status of the profession 'entrepreneurship' shapes … consequences of the group status of a profession, entrepreneurship in particular. If the group status of entrepreneurship is … be expected and respect. Furthermore, our results imply that entrepreneurship is associated with hard work, high incomes …
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