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Acs, Zoltán J. (contributor); … - 2007

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Creative class and regional growth : empirical evidence from eight European countries

Boschma, Ron (contributor); Fritsch, Michael (contributor) - 2007

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The localization of entrepreneurship capital : evidence from Germany

Audretsch, David B. (contributor); … - 2007

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Persistence of entrepreneurship in different historical contexts

Fritsch, Michael; Pylak, Korneliusz; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019

Persistence of entrepreneurship over longer periods of time could indicate a culture of entrepreneurship among the local population that may be an important factor for regional development, but does persistence of economic activity require cultural transmission? We exploit the diverse historical...

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Regional trajectories of entrepreneurship : the effect of socialism and transition

Fritsch, Michael; Kristalova, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020

We investigate how major historical shocks affect regional trajectories of economic activity. To this end, we conduct a comparative analysis of the development of entrepreneurship in East and West Germany after World War II. The introduction of an anti-entrepreneurial socialist economy in East...

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The effect of new business formation on employment : the dominance of density

Schroeter, Alexandra - 2009

Empirical analyses show that the employment effects of start-ups are highest in agglomerations, whereas moderately congested areas exhibit only modest effects, and weak or even no significant effects could be found in rural regions. This paper will set out to show that these discrepancies arise...

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Are more start-ups really better? : quantity and quality of new businesses and their effect on regional development

Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2009

Empirical analyses suggest that the employment creating effect of start-ups is highest in regions with a low level of new business formation and that an increase in the regional start-up rate beyond a certain level may lead to negative employment effect. In explaining these results, we assume...

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How long does it take to become an entrepreneurial society : the case of german convergence in self-employment

Schindele, Yvonne - 2010

data from 1992 to 2005 on 97 German regions to analyze recent convergence in self-employment rates. An astonishing catching …-up process is observed for East German regions during the period under study. However, the general convergence between East and … regions have achieved convergence with West German self-employment rates and some have not. -- Entrepreneurship ; regional …

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The entrepreneurial advantage of world cities : evidence from global entrepreneurship monitor data

Acs, Zoltán J. (contributor); Bosma, Niels (contributor); … - 2008

Recent discussions in the Economic Geography literature increasingly focus on creative cities and the importance of creativity for achieving economic growth. Considering the increased attention on urban areas it is not surprising that the regional dimension of entrepreneurship is a subject of...

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One transition story does not fit them all : initial regional conditions and new business formation after socialism

Fritsch, Michael; Kristalova, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020

We investigate the reasons for the pronounced regional differences of new business formation after the transformation from a socialist planned system to a market economy in East Germany. Relatively high start-up rates are found in regions that had a well-qualified workforce and a relatively high...

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