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Handbook of research on entrepreneurship and regional development : national and regional perspectives

Fritsch, Michael (ed.) - 2011

Recent research has found pronounced differences in the level of entrepreneurship and new business formation across … regional entrepreneurship, the effect of national and regional framework conditions, as well as the role of universities as … incubators of innovative new firms. -- ‘Entrepreneurship can have powerful effects on local as well as national economies. The …

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Is Venture Capital a regional business? - The role of syndication

Fritsch, Michael; Schilder, Dirk - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2006

We investigate whether the supply of Venture Capital (VC) in Germany is driven by spatial influences. The study is based on information from more than 300 VC investments made in Germany between 2004 and 2005. We find evidence that the geographical distance between a VC company and the portfolio...

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The Effect of New Business Formation on Regional Development over Time: The Case of Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2006

We investigate the effects of new business formation on employment change in German regions. A special focus is on the lag-structure of this effect and on differences between regions. The different phases of the effects of new business formation on regional development are relatively pronounced...

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The Persistence of Regional New Business Formation-Activity over Time - Assessing the Potential of Policy Promotion Programs

Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2005

entrepreneurship. These factors also seem to be responsible for changes in the level of regional new business formation. In addition …

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