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Persistence of entrepreneurship in different historical contexts
Fritsch, Michael; Pylak, Korneliusz; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
Persistence of entrepreneurship over longer periods of time could indicate a culture of entrepreneurship among the … World War II, the relationship between historical and current levels of entrepreneurship is not significant. Persistence of … entrepreneurship is related to the historical success of regions, which we capture by the pre-war level of and self-employment in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012017649
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Are more start-ups really better? : quantity and quality of new businesses and their effect on regional development
Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2009
at stimulating economic growth through entrepreneurship should focus on high-quality start-ups. -- Entrepreneurship ; new … business formation ; regional development ; entrepreneurship policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003887125
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Entrepreneurship in the long-run : empirical evidence and historical mechanisms
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2022
We review and discuss research on the development of regional entrepreneurship over time. A particular focus is on the … long-term persistence of regional levels of entrepreneurship, its explanation, and its meaning for economic development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013368491
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The deep historical roots of industrial culture and regional entrepreneurship : a case study of two regions
Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2022
special focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. South Saxony has a long history of self-employment and knowledge generation … that results in a persistent culture of innovative entrepreneurship. In Mecklenburg, such a culture did never emerge …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013471888
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Start-ups, Long- and Short-Term Survivors and their Effect on Regional Employment Growth
Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian - 2010
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332655
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Does Quality make a Difference? Employment Effects of High- and Low-Quality Start-ups
Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2010
entrepreneurship policy, which can be derived from our findings. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011332695
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Persistence of entrepreneurship in different historical contexts
Fritsch, Michael; Pylak, Korneliusz; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
Persistence of entrepreneurship over longer periods of time could indicate a culture of entrepreneurship among the … World War II, the relationship between historical and current levels of entrepreneurship is not significant. Persistence of … entrepreneurship is related to the historical success of regions, which we capture by the pre-war level of and self-employment in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012109748
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266641
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266661
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266670