In our analysis of the impact of new business formation on regional employment change we identified considerable time lags. We investigated the structure and extent of these time lags by applying the Almon lag model and found that new firms can have both a positive and a negative effect on...

Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...

"State per capita incomes became more disperse during the contraction phase of the Great Depression, and less disperse during the recovery phase. We investigate the effects of geography, industry structure, bank failures and fiscal policies on state income growth during each phase. We find that...

Anhand von Daten über den Ausbau des Telekom Austria Breitbandnetzes sowie über die Beschäftigungsentwicklung auf Gemeindeebene wird mithilfe von ökonometrischen Methoden versucht, einen Zusammenhang zwischen Breitbandausbau und regionalem Wirtschaftswachstum zu finden. Obwohl in der...