S<sc>lavtchev</sc> V. Proximity and the transfer of academic knowledge: evidence from the spatial pattern of industry collaborations of East German professors, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Universities can stimulate local economic development, particularly due to collaboration with local industry. Against this...

Fritsch M. and Slavtchev V. Determinants of the efficiency of regional innovation systems, Regional Studies. This paper analyses differences in the efficiency of regional innovation systems. Alternative measures for the efficiency of regional innovation systems based on the concept of a...

F<sc>ritsch</sc> M. and W<sc>yrwich</sc> M. The long persistence of regional levels of entrepreneurship: Germany, 1925-2005, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper investigates the persistent levels of self-employment and new business formation in different time periods and under different framework conditions. The...