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Self-employment after socialism: Intergenerational links, entrepreneurial values, and human capital

Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - 2012

Drawing on representative household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine the role of an early precursor of entrepreneurial development - parental role models - for the individual decision to become self-employed in the post-unified Germany. The findings suggest that the...

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The long persistence of regional entrepreneurship culture: Germany 1925 - 2005

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2012

and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist …

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How much of a socialist legacy? The reemergence of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation to a market economy

Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Rusakova, Alina; … - 2012

The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …

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Entrepreneurship and creative professions: A micro-level analysis

Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina - 2013

also for entrepreneurship, innovation, and thus, economic growth. We analyze the level and the determinants of self … entrepreneur. Investigating the determinants of entrepreneurship within the creative class as compared to non-creative professions …

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A physician with a soul of a cook? Entrepreneurial personality across occupations

Sorgner, Alina - 2012

entrepreneurship behavior. However, little is known about the role of the context in the relationship between personality and … entrepreneurship. This paper draws on the well-established psychological theory of vocational behavior, which emphasizes the crucial …

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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...

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Trust, Positive Reciprocity, and Negative Reciprocity: Do These Traits Impact Entrepreneurial Dynamics?

Caliendo, Marco; Fossen, Frank M.; Kritikos, Alexander S. - 2010

Experimental evidence reveals that there is a strong willingness to trust and to act in both positively and negatively reciprocal ways. So far it is rarely analyzed whether these variables of social cognition influence everyday decision making behavior. We focus on entrepreneurs who are...

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Personal Bankruptcy Law, Wealth and Entrepreneurship: Theory and Evidence from the Introduction of a "Fresh Start"

Fossen, Frank M. - 2011

, lenders may charge higher interest rates or ration credit supply, which can hamper entrepreneurship. Both aspects of a more … entrepreneurship. …

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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,...

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Demography and innovative entrepreneurship

Bönte, Werner; Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan - 2007

Demographic change will be one of the major challenges for economic policy in the developed world in the next decades. In this article, we analyze the relationship between age structure and the number of startups. We argue that an individual's decision to start a business is determined by his or...

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