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Entrepreneurship, growth, regional growth regimes

Fritsch, Michael; Kublina, Sandra - 2015

suggests that entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic development, and one that has long-run effects. …

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The COVID-19 pandemic and entrepreneurship in Germany : first observations and interpretations

Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected not only incumbent firms, but also the emergence of start-ups. This paper investigates and analyzes the pandemic's effect on new business formation, as well as business exits and insolvencies, in Germany. We find that the overall level of business...

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An evaluation of German active labor market policies and its entrepreneurship promotion

Zöllner, Moritz; Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2016

) measures in Germany. A particular focus is on programs devoted to foster entrepreneurship which can make important … market prospects of the participants. Evaluations of the entrepreneurship promotion activities show high success rates as … well as high cost efficiency. The bulk share of participants of entrepreneurship measures is still self-employed after …

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The contribution of new businesses to regional employment: an empirical analysis of the direct employment effect

Fritsch, Michael; Schindele, Yvonne - 2008

We investigate regional differences in the contribution of newly founded businesses to regional employment. This is labeled the direct employment effect of new businesses. The analysis is at the spatial level of West German planning regions for the period 1984-2002. We find rather pronounced...

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Investigating the anatomy of the employment effects of new business formation

Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian - 2009

Recent empirical research has found that the effect of new business formation on employment emerges over a period of about ten years and has identified a 'wave' pattern of these effects. In this study, we decompose the overall contribution of new business formation on employment change into...

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Start-ups, new business employment, and the effects on incumbents: who contributes the larger share?

Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian - 2008

We investigate the effects that new business formation has on employment in incumbent firms and compare it to the development in the start-ups. The analysis is performed for West German regions over the 1984-2002 period. It shows that the employment effects of new businesses on the incumbents...

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Start-ups, long- and short-term survivors and their effect on regional employment growth

Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian - 2009

We investigate the effects that regional start-up activity has on employment in new and in incumbent businesses. The analysis is performed for West German regions over the 1987-2002 period. It shows that the effects of new businesses on employment in the incumbents are significantly positive and...

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Direct and indirect effects of new businesses on regional employment: an empirical analysis

Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian; Schindele, Yvonne - 2008

We analyze different types of effects that new businesses may have on regional employment. We introduce different measures for employment change by separating employment change in incumbent businesses and employment change in new businesses. There are pronounced differences between regions with...

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Are more start-ups really better? Quantity and quality of new businesses and their effect on regional development

Fritsch, Michael; Schröter, Alexandra - 2009

at stimulating economic growth through entrepreneurship should focus on high-quality start-ups. …

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Does quality make a difference? Employment effects of high- and low-quality start-ups

Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2011

discuss the implications for entrepreneurship policy that can be derived from our findings. …

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