Emerging literature shows that spatial differences in entrepreneurship tend to persist over longer periods of time. A … regional culture and a supporting environment in favor of entrepreneurship that particularly involves social capital. This … chapter summarizes the available empirical evidence on the regional persistence of entrepreneurship and elaborates in detail …

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 … a regional culture of entrepreneurship is an important resource for regional growth. …

and the effect this persistence has on development. It is argued that a regional culture of entrepreneurship plays an … important role in explaining persistence of entrepreneurship. We discuss possible explanations for the emergence of a culture of … entrepreneurship, and how it becomes self-perpetuating over time. Finally, we draw policy implications and identify some promising …

Recent research has found pronounced differences in the level of entrepreneurship and new business formation across … regional entrepreneurship, the effect of national and regional framework conditions, as well as the role of universities as … incubators of innovative new firms. -- ‘Entrepreneurship can have powerful effects on local as well as national economies. The …

-employed people as well as of paid employees varies considerably across countries. Our results indicate that entrepreneurship … -friendly institutions in a country are conducive to the well -being of self -employed. Remarkably, the quality of … entrepreneurial institutions also increases the levels of well -being of paid employees, but the effect is more pronounced for the …

entrepreneurship. These factors also seem to be responsible for changes in the level of regional new business formation. In addition … Innovationsaktivitäten und von Entrepreneurship stellen geeignete Ansatzpunkte für eine Politik dar, die auf eine Steigerung der …