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Fields of knowledge, types of higher education institutions, and innovative start-ups : an empirical investigation

Aamoucke, Ronney; Fritsch, Michael - 2014

We investigate the role played by different fields of academic knowledge and various types of higher education … different indicators for these types of knowledge, the strongest effects are found for the number of professors, followed by the … the regional knowledge stock than the number of students that is most important for the emergence of innovative stat-ups. …

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Occupational choice and social contacts across regions

Bauernschuster, Stefan (contributor); … - 2008

This paper tests the importance of social contacts on entrepreneurship. To measure differences in the interconnectedness of social contacts, we compare rural and agglomerated areas. A smaller community size in rural areas generates greater network closure. Agents' neighborhoods are more likely...

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