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The effect of regional entrepreneurship culture on economic development : evidence for Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2014

We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship in the mid- 1920s have higher start-up rates about 80...

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Long-term decline of regions and the rise of populism : the case of Germany

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

What characterizes regions where right-wing populist parties are relatively successful? A prominent hypothesis proposed in recent literature claims that places that are "left behind" or "do not matter" are a breeding ground for the rise of populism. We re-examine this hypothesis by analyzing the...

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Long-term decline of regions and the rise of populism : the case of Germany

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

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Persistence and change of regional new business formation in the national league table

Fritsch, Michael; Kublina, Sandra - 2016

We investigate persistence and change of the levels of regional new business formation in West Germany over a period of thirty years. Our indicator is the position of a region in the national ranking. As indicated by previous studies, we generally find a rather high level of persistence and...

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Entrepreneurship, growth, regional growth regimes

Fritsch, Michael; Kublina, Sandra - 2015

We distinguish four types of regional growth regimes based on the type of relationship between new business formation and economic development. The distinguishing characteristics of these regime types are analyzed in order to identify the reasons for different growth performance. Although growth...

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Initial conditions and regional performance in the aftermath of disruptive shocks : the case of East Germany after socialism

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020

We investigate how initial conditions that existed in East Germany at the end of the socialist regime impact regional development during the turbulent shock transition to a market economic system. Our investigation spans a period of almost 30 years. Both the self-employment rate (an indication...

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Persistence and change of regional new business formation in the national league table

Fritsch, Michael; Kubliņa, Sandra - In: Journal of evolutionary economics : JEE 29 (2019) 3, pp. 891-917

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Long-term decline of regions and the rise of populism : the case of Germany

Greve, Maria; Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - In: Journal of regional science 63 (2023) 2, pp. 409-445

What characterizes regions where right‐wing populist parties are relatively successful? A prominent hypothesis proposed in the emerging “geography of discontent” literature claims that places that are “left behind” constitute a breeding ground for the rise of populism. We re‐examine...

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Zum Zusammenhang zwischen Gründungen und regionaler Entwicklung

Fritsch, Michael - 2003

Der Beitrag behandelt den Einfluss des Gründungsgeschehens auf die regionale Entwicklung. Viele dieser Wirkungen sind … für westdeutsche Regionen zeigen, dass nur für die Entwicklung in den 1990er Jahren ein positiver Zusammenhang mit dem … zeigt einen deutlich stärkeren Einfluss der Gründungen auf die Regionalentwicklung als in Westdeutschland. …

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Regional trajectories of entrepreneurship : the effect of socialism and transition

Fritsch, Michael; Kristalova, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020

We investigate how major historical shocks affect regional trajectories of economic activity. To this end, we conduct a comparative analysis of the development of entrepreneurship in East and West Germany after World War II. The introduction of an anti-entrepreneurial socialist economy in East...

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