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Total factor productivity and the role of entrepreneurship
Erken, Hugo; Donselaar, Piet; Thurik, A. Roy - 2008
models based on the established literature. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is not dealt with in these models. In the present … paper it is shown that - when this variable is added - in all models there is a significant influence of entrepreneurship … while the remaining effects mainly stay the same. Entrepreneurship is measured as the business ownership rate (number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276826
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Total factor productivity and the role of entrepreneurship
Erken, Hugo; Donselaar, Piet; Thurik, Roy - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2008
models based on the established literature. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is not dealt with in these models. In the present … paper it is shown that – when this variable is added - in all models there is a significant influence of entrepreneurship … while the remaining effects mainly stay the same. Entrepreneurship is measured as the business ownership rate (number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864502
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How does industry specialization affect the efficiency of regional innovation systems?
Fritsch, Michael; Slavtchev, Viktor - 2008
private sector as well as from public research institutions. The impact of both the specialization and the additional factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263890
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The spatial diffusion of a knowledge base: Laser technology research in West Germany, 1960-2005
Fritsch, Michael; Medrano, Luis F. - 2010
, until 2005. Laser technology research has been nearly exclusively conducted in regions that are home to a university with a … adjacent regions, geographic proximity to the center of initial laser research was conducive to early adoption of laser … research; however, the effect is small. The earlier a region embarked on this type of research, the higher the level of laser …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286451
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The Skill Balancing Act: Determinants of and Returns to Balanced Skills
Bublitz, Elisabeth; Noseleit, Florian - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
Entrepreneurs are found to have balanced skill sets and most have worked in small firms before starting their own business. In light of this, we compare the skill sets of employees working in businesses of different size to the skill sets of entrepreneurs using a rich data set on the applied...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009131067
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Personality Traits, Self-Employment, and Professions
Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
We investigate the effect of broad personality traits-the Big Five-on an individual's decision to become self- employed. In particular, we test an overall indicator of the entrepreneurial personality. Since we find that the level of self-employment varies considerably across professions, we also...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008690101
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In the name of my parents: Entrepreneurship and the intergenerational transmission of values
Wyrwich, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
research gaps and contribute to the literature by making use of a natural experiment. This allows identify- ing a group of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010686909
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Innovative start-up patenting: a new approach towards identification and determinants
Wolf, Tina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
There already exists broad literature investigating small and innovative firms in many respects. However, there have been few attempts to assess this group of firms' propensity to patent or its patenting activities. This paper intends to fill that gap. By applying a new approach to account for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010661183
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Entrepreneurship,Growth, Regional Growth Regimes
Fritsch, Michael; Kublina, Sandra - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
suggests that entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic development, and one that has long-run effects. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011143965
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Who Starts a Business and who is Self-Employed in Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Kritikos, Alexander; Rusakova, Alina - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
entrepreneurship in Germany between 1991 and 2011, the first two decades after reunification. We investigate the socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421461