Although comprehensive data from official statistics on new firm formation and entrepreneurs starting a new business are lacking in Germany, we know from empirical studies that entry rates differ between regions, and that the propensity to become an entrepreneur is influenced by...

This papers has two aims. First we intend to explain empirically how the characteristics of an individual and of the region he/she lives influence the propensity of this individual to start a business. Second, we test for the ceteris paribus effect of regional characteristics, i.e. in one...