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At least since Schumpeter published his work "The Theory of Economic Development" (1912), a wide body of literature has focused on the evolutionary process behind firm growth and survival. Recently a growing interest is devoted to the variable "location" as a critical factor, shaping firm...
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Persistence of entrepreneurship over longer periods of time could indicate a culture of entrepreneurship among the … World War II, the relationship between historical and current levels of entrepreneurship is not significant. Persistence of … entrepreneurship is related to the historical success of regions, which we capture by the pre-war level of and self-employment in …
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This paper summarizes the role of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation process that followed the … policy should have a special focus on entrepreneurship. In particular, it should try to utilize and strengthen the …
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Emerging literature shows that spatial differences in entrepreneurship tend to persist over longer periods of time. A … regional culture and a supporting environment in favor of entrepreneurship that particularly involves social capital. This … chapter summarizes the available empirical evidence on the regional persistence of entrepreneurship and elaborates in detail …
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that, after the Reunification, entrepreneurship is higher among the residents of East German regions with West TV signal …
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, persistence in regional determinants of new business formation, distinct regional cultures of entrepreneurship, and path …
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employee, while the median solo entrepreneur earns less. However, solo entrepreneurship pays for those with a university …
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determine start-up activity. Not much is known about what drives entrepreneurship in unstable environments characterized by … talent into productive entrepreneurship is higher in areas abundantly endowed with individuals who have a relatively high … that pre- dates socialism. How institutional context affects entrepreneurship over the course of transition is reflected by …
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Mounting empirical evidence shows that kids of self-employed parents are very likely to become entrepreneurs themselves. These findings are often attributed to the intergenerational transmission of parental norms and values. However, many papers in the field are not that explicit about parental...
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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...
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