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Start-ups, new business employment, and the effects on incumbents: who contributes the larger share?

Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian - 2008

We investigate the effects that new business formation has on employment in incumbent firms and compare it to the development in the start-ups. The analysis is performed for West German regions over the 1984-2002 period. It shows that the employment effects of new businesses on the incumbents...

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Creative industries, new business formation and regional economic growth

Piergiovanni, Roberta; Carree, Martin A.; Santarelli, Enrico - 2009

The present study explores the impact exerted by a series of factors and processes including creativity, IPR activities, new business formation and the provision of amenities on economic growth for 103 Italian provinces (NUTS 3) over the period between 2001 and 2006. Provincial growth rates are...

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What is the value of entrepreneurship?: a review of recent research

van Praag, C. Mirjam; Versloot, Peter H. - 2007

that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … group'? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals' utility levels …

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Why does the effect of new business formation differ across regions?

Fritsch, Michael; Schröter, Alexandra - 2007

We investigate regional differences of the effect of new business formation on employment growth in West Germany. We find an inverse 'u'-shaped relationship between the level of start-up activity and employment change. The main variables that shape the employment effects of new businesses in a...

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

Schröter, 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; Schröter, Alexandra - 2009

at stimulating economic growth through entrepreneurship should focus on high-quality start-ups. …

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The effect of new business formation on regional development: Empirical evidence, interpretation, and avenues for further research

Fritsch, Michael - 2011

research and draw some conclusions for entrepreneurship policy. …

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The enable program in the European entrepreneurship policy context

Audretsch, David B.; Grimm, Heike - 2008

This article discusses the Lisbon Agenda from the perspective of entrepreneurship policy. After a brief overview of the … authors illustrate the necessity to promote entrepreneurship in order to foster economic growth in communities and regions. We … community initiatives and demonstrate that a greater focus on entrepreneurship policy could strengthen the Lisbon Strategy and …

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Geographic allocation of OSS contributions: the role of institutions and culture

von Engelhardt, Sebastian; Freytag, Andreas - 2009

So-called open source software (OSS) is marked by free access to the software and its source code. Copyright-based OSS licenses permit users to use, change, improve and redistribute the software, which is designed and developed in a public, collaborative manner. High quality OSS products like...

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Institutions, culture, and open source

von Engelhardt, Sebastian; Freytag, Andreas - 2010

The paper analyzes the impact of institutional and cultural factors on a remarkable economic activity: the production of so-called open source software (OSS). OSS is marked by free access to the software and its source code. Copyright-based OSS licenses permit users to use, change, improve and...

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