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Cross-faculty proximity and academic entrepreneurship : the role of business schools
Göthner, Maximilian; Wyrwich, Michael - 2017
Over the past decades, entrepreneurial activity has started to be considered a third mission of higher education institutions. Our study examines the extent to which entrepreneurship at universities is driven by spatial proximity between university faculties. To this end, we use a new dataset...
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The effect of new business formation on regional development : empirical evidence, interpretation, and avenues for further research
Fritsch, Michael - 2011
This paper reviews the current state of knowledge about the effect of new business formation on regional development. After a brief sketch of the origins of research on this issue, the main results of different lines of inquiry are discussed. Main issues are the development of start-up cohorts,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008824075
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Does quality make a difference? : employment effects of high- and low-quality start-ups
Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2010
This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results clearly show that the quality of start-ups, measured by their affiliation with sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009517494
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Effects of entrepreneurship education at universities
Slavtchev, Viktor; Laspita, Stavroula; Patzelt, Holger - 2012
entrepreneurs or self-employed in the short-term (immediately after graduation) and in the long-term (five years after graduation … effect of entrepreneurship education on students' intentions to become entrepreneurs or self-employed in the long-term but a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009544381
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The skill balancing act : determinants of and returns to balanced skills
Bublitz, Elisabeth; Noseleit, Florian - 2011
Entrepreneurs are found to have balanced skill sets and most have worked in small firms before starting their own … entrepreneurs using a rich data set on the applied skills of individuals. This data set allows us to construct an indicator that … of entrepreneurs remains the largest. The impact of human capital formation on skill balance also varies among employees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009129709
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Persistence of entrepreneurship in different historical contexts
Fritsch, Michael; Pylak, Korneliusz; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
Persistence of entrepreneurship over longer periods of time could indicate a culture of entrepreneurship among the local population that may be an important factor for regional development, but does persistence of economic activity require cultural transmission? We exploit the diverse historical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012017649
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TV and entrepreneurship
Slavtchev, Viktor; Wyrwich, Michael - 2017
Can TV influence the entrepreneurial decisions of individuals? To identify causal effects, we utilize a quasi-natural experiment, namely that during the division of Germany after WWI into the capitalistic West Germany and the socialistic East Germany, West TV was exogenously available only in...
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TV and entrepreneurship
Slavtchev, Viktor; Wyrwich, Michael - 2021
more likely to become entrepreneurs and the last exposed cohort becomes "too old". However, we also find that non …-directly exposed successive cohorts and descendants of directly exposed individuals also wish to become entrepreneurs more often. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012592184
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The deep historical roots of industrial culture and regional entrepreneurship : a case study of two regions
Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2022
We describe and compare the development trajectories of two German regions, South Saxony and Mecklenburg, with a special focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. South Saxony has a long history of self-employment and knowledge generation that results in a persistent culture of innovative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471888
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If you are so smart, why arent́ you an entrepreneur? : returns to cognitive and social ability ; entrepreneurs versus employees
Hartog, Joop; Praag, Mirjam van; Sluis, Justin van der - 2008
How valuable are cognitive and social abilities for entrepreneurs' incomes as compared to employees? We answer three … entrepreneurs and employees differently?, and (3) Does the balance in these measured ability levels affect an individual's earnings … ability has a stronger impact on entrepreneurial incomes than on wages. Entrepreneurs and employees benefit from different …
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