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Explaining institutional change: Why elected politicians implement direct democracy
Hugh-Jones, David - 2008
In existing models of direct democratic institutions, the median voter benefits, but representative politicians are harmed since their policy choices can be overridden. This is a puzzle, since representative politicians were instrumental in creating these institutions. I build a model of direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266647
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Building a Better Rat Trap : Technological Innovation, Human Capital and the Irula
Terjesen, Siri - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2007
relationship between human capital and technological entrepreneurship, considering the knowledge and skills required to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864582
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Explaining Institutional Change: Why Elected Politicians Implement Direct Democracy
Hugh-Jones, David - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
In existing models of direct democratic institutions, the median voter beneï¬ts, but representative politicians are harmed since their policy choices can be overridden. This is a puzzle, since representative politicians were instrumental in creating these institutions. I build a model of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090500
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291817
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291827
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291841
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Drivers of self-employment: A multivariate decomposition analysis for the case of Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Sorgner, Alina - 2013
for the East German recovery of entrepreneurship after 40 years of socialist regime. We find different results for self … particular increase of solo-entrepreneurship. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291851
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291853
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291855
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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