"There is a large body of literature on the determinants of regional variation in new firm formation. In contrast there are few articles on the spatial differences in new firm survival. Using panel data we analyse both items for 74 western German regions over a ten-year period. The positive...

Die Neigung zu unternehmerischer Selbstständigkeit ist in den ostdeutschen Flächenländern deutlich geringer als in Westdeutschland. Wenn sich hieran nichts ändert, droht vielen Unternehmen in Ostdeutschland in den kommenden Jahren demographiebedingt die Schließung. In diesem Artikel werden...

Little empirical evidence provides insight in person-oriented drivers of business survival and success of small business owners. In this paper I perform a duration analysis of business survival amongst young white (selfemployed) small business owners in the U.S. Compulsory exits are...

This paper empirically analyzes whether the character-based approach, which is based on the personality structure and the human capital of business founders, allows prediction of entrepreneurial success. A unique data set is used consisting of 414 previously unemployed persons whose personal...