This paper contributes to empirical research in entrepreneurship by focusing on the link between two stylized facts that emerged from a number of studies for Germany and other countries: Entry rates differ between regions, and the propensity to become an entrepreneur is influenced by...

There is an abundant literature on industrial ecology aiming at explaining the survival propensity of recently started firms. The majority of the contributions concentrate on the characteristics of the entrepreneur, the new firm or the industry. Only a small minority of the existing studies...

Die biotechnologische Industrie zählt zu den Zukunftsbranchen mit hohen Wachstumspotentialen. Entsprechend hoch ist auch das Interesse politischer Akteure, die nationalen und regionalen Standortbedingungen für diese Zukunftsindustrien zu optimieren. In einer Situation, als Deutschland...