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Emerging literature shows that spatial differences in entrepreneurship tend to persist over longer periods of time. A potential mechanism underlying this pronounced persistence is that high levels of start-up activity lead to the emergence of a regional culture and a supporting environment in...
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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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Zusammenhang zwischen der Entwicklung der Selbständigkeit in Kolumbien und den Folgen des Konflikts besteht. Auswirkungen zeigen …Colombia has been embroiled in armed conflict since the 1960s. This has led to repeated armed attacks and the …-employment in Colombia and the impact of the conflict. It has influenced the labor markets both in directly affected areas and in …
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Many Colombians are confronted with the ongoing conflict that influences their decision making in everyday life …, including their behavior in labor markets. This study focuses on the impact of violent conflict on self-employment, enlarging … the usual determinants with a set of conflict variables. In order to estimate the effect of conflict on self …
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