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. …

stable non trivial allocation of labor to production, innovation and entrepreneurship. We compute the steady state allocation … of labor to production, R&D and Entrepreneurship. We show that the innovation rate decreases if one of the innovative …

This paper tests the importance of social contacts on entrepreneurship. To measure differences in the …

We investigate the relationship between cultural creativity and entrepreneurship in two respects: first, cultural and … individuals of the German Socio Economic Panel (SOEP). We find, indeed, some significant links between entrepreneurship and …

without negative externalities. The paper makes a contribution to entrepreneurship research by qualifying the implications of …

generate new knowledge. This has a positive impact on entrepreneurship and innovation. However, after some point, further … strengthening patent protection will reduce the returns to entrepreneurship sufficiently to reduce overall economic growth. …

entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2011, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socio …