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Ready to leave the ivory tower? Academic scientists' appeal to work in the private sector
Fritsch, Michael; Krabel, Stefan - 2009
In this study we investigate the factors that shape the attitudes of scientists toward starting their own business or working in a private sector firm. The analysis is based on data collected from scientists working in the German Max Planck Society, a research institution devoted to basic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267108
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The geography of creative people in Germany revisited
Fritsch, Michael; Stuetzer, Michael - 2012
It has been argued that creativity is an important source of regional growth. This paper investigates the geography of people in creative occupation in Germany. The population share of the creative class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291856
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The geography and the effect of creative people in Germany
Fritsch, Michael - 2007
This paper investigates the geography and the effect of people in creative oc-cupation in Germany. The population share of the Creative Class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places and rural regions may also have a considerable proportion of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263781
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What determines the efficiency of regional innovation systems?
Fritsch, Michael; Slavtchev, Viktor - 2007
We assess the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function … efficiency of its innovation system is inversely u-shaped. Regions dominated by large establishments tend to be less efficient …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263783
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Industry specialization, diversity and the efficiency of regional innovation systems
Fritsch, Michael; Slavtchev, Viktor - 2007
Innovation processes are characterized by a pronounced division of labor between actors. Two types of externality may … innovation (MAR externalities). On the other hand, new ideas may be born by the exchange of heterogeneous and complementary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263793
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Creative class and regional growth: empirical evidence from eight European countries
Boschma, Ron A.; Fritsch, Michael - 2007
We analyze the regional distribution and the effect of people in creative occupations based on data for more than 450 regions in eight European countries. The geographic distribution of the creative class is highly uneven. The creative class is not attracted to highly urbanized regions per se,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263818
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How does industry specialization affect the efficiency of regional innovation systems?
Fritsch, Michael; Slavtchev, Viktor - 2008
This study analyzes the relationship between the specialization of a region in certain industries and the efficiency of the region in generating new knowledge. The efficiency measure is constructed by relating regional R&D input and output. An inversely u-shaped relationship is found between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263890
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Is innovation (increasingly) concentrated in large cities? An international comparison
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020
innovation activities, the extent of these advantages is not very large. We conclude that popular theories over-emphasize the … importance of large cities for innovation activities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389630
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Does successful innovation require large urban areas? Germany as a counterexample
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020
Popular theories claim that innovation activities should be located in large cities because of more favorable … such theories. We argue that a main force behind the geography of innovation in Germany is the country's federal tradition … and distribution of knowledge sources on innovation activities today. We conclude that historical factors that shape the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389631
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Shades of a socialist legacy? Innovation activity in East and West Germany 1877-2014
Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2023
The unification of the East and West German states in 1990 initiated the integration of two distinct innovation systems …, the gap between East and West Germany widened considerably over time. This divergence in innovation activity suggests that … occurred upon reunification. We also find that the similarity of the technology profile of the East and West German innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013482874