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Why does the effect of new business formation differ across regions?

Fritsch, Michael; Schröter, Alexandra - 2007

We investigate regional differences of the effect of new business formation on employment growth in West Germany. We find an inverse 'u'-shaped relationship between the level of start-up activity and employment change. The main variables that shape the employment effects of new businesses in a...

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The effect of new business formation on employment: the dominance of density

Schröter, Alexandra - 2009

Empirical analyses show that the employment effects of start-ups are highest in agglomerations, whereas moderately congested areas exhibit only modest effects, and weak or even no significant effects could be found in rural regions. This paper will set out to show that these discrepancies arise...

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Are more start-ups really better? Quantity and quality of new businesses and their effect on regional development

Fritsch, Michael; Schröter, Alexandra - 2009

Empirical analyses suggest that the employment creating effect of start-ups is highest in regions with a low level of new business formation and that an increase in the regional start-up rate beyond a certain level may lead to negative employment effect. In explaining these results, we assume...

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Entry, exit and productivity empirical results for German manufacturing industries

Wagner, Joachim - 2007

Using panel data from Spain Farinas and Ruano (IJIO 2005) test three hypotheses from a model by Hopenhayn (Econometrica 1992): (H1) Firms that exit in year t were in t-1 less productive than firms that continue to produce in t. (H2) Firms that enter in year t are less productive than incumbent...

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Export entry, export exit, and productivity in German manufacturing industries

Wagner, Joachim - 2007

This paper contributes to the flourishing literature on exports and productivity by using a unique newly available …

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Productivity and size of the export market evidence for West and East German plants, 2004

Wagner, Joachim - 2007

first comprehensive evidence on the relationship bet-ween productivity and size of the export market for Germany, a leading …

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Exports and productivity in Germany

Wagner, Joachim - 2007

presents the first comprehensive evidence on the relationship between exports and productivity for Germany, a leading actor on … literature to document that the positive productivity differential of exporters compared to non-exporters is statistically …. Results for West Germany support the hypothesis that the productivity differential between exporters and non-exporters is at …

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Export Entry, Export Exit, and Productivity in German Manufacturing Industries

Wagner, Joachim - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

This paper contributes to the flourishing literature on exports and productivity by using a unique newly available …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090527

Productivity and Size of the Export Market Evidence for West and East German Plants, 2004

Wagner, Joachim - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

first comprehensive evidence on the relationship bet ween productivity and size of the export market for Germany, a leading …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051037

Exports and Productivity in Germany

Wagner, Joachim - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

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