We measure the efficiency of regional innovation systems (RIS) in Germany by means of a knowledge production function …

vary in their pattern of new firm location. In East Germany, only 5 percent of the industries reveal start-up localization … patterns beyond what natural advantages would suggest compared to 40 percent in West Germany. -- Entrepreneurship ; location …

spatial distribution of firms in Germany is used to check the predictions and estimate the parameters of the model. This is …