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Development of trade blocs in an era of globalization : proximity still matters

Kohl, Tristan; Brouwer, Aleid E. - 2011 - Version: 19 May 2011, first preliminary draft

influenced by geographical and political factors; after all, proximity matters. To explain how mechanism of globalization changed … trade patterns over the last half century and how - in the end - proximity is one of the most explanatory variables - we … cultural factors do contribute to the (importance of) proximity in trade partners. In addition we also apply GIS to analyze …

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Are Nascent Entrepreneurs Jacks-of-All-Trades? A Test of Lazear's Theory of Entrepreneurship with German Data

Wagner, Joachim - 2003

In a recent paper Edward Lazear proposed the jack-of-all-trades view of entrepreneurship. Based on a coherent model of the choice between self-employment and paid employment he shows that having a background in a large number of different roles increases the probability of becoming an...

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Personal and Regional Determinants of Entrepreneurial Activities: Empirical Evidence from the REM Germany

Wagner, Joachim; Sternberg, Rolf - 2002

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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262453

Testing Lazear's Jack-of-All-Trades View of Entrepreneurship with German Micro Data

Wagner, Joachim - 2002

This paper tests the theory recently put forward by Edward Lazear that individuals with competence in many skills should have a higher probability of being self-employed than others. The empirical results for Germany support this jack-of-all-trades view.

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The Impact of Risk Aversion, Role Models, and the Regional Milieu on the Transition from Unemployment to Self-Employment: Empirical Evidence for Germany

Wagner, Joachim - 2002

The focus of this paper is on the choice of the unemployed between becoming an entrepreneur or not. It contributes to the literature by empirically investigating two hitherto neglected issues: What is the impact of risk aversion and personal contact with a role model in shaping the decision to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262783

Regional industrial structure, productivity, wealth and income distribution in German regions

Margarian, Anne - 2013

For the impartial observer of German regions, differences in regional industrial structures and prosperity are quite obvious. On the one hand, there are regions characterised by different industries, firm structures and labour qualification profiles. On the other hand, some of these regions are...

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Economic growth of agglomerations and geographic concentration of industries : evidence for Germany

Geppert, Kurt (contributor); Gornig, Martin (contributor); … - 2006

The vast majority of regions in West Germany, and the EU, have become more similar in terms of per-capita income and productivity between 1980 and 2000. But a number of rich areas - generally large agglomerations - have succeeded in departing from this trend of convergence. They are continuing...

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Market access, regional price level and wage disparities : the German case

Kosfeld, Reinhold; Eckey, Hans-Friedrich - 2008

In this paper we use the NEG framework of the Helpman model to investigate the spatial distribution of wages across German labour market regions under different assumptions. As the assumptions of equal regional price level and equal real wages are strongly rejected for the German economy,...

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Auswirkungen der Bevölkerungsentwicklung auf das wirtschaftliche Niveau der Regionen in Deutschland

Eckey, Hans-Friedrich; Kosfeld, Reinhold; Muraro, Nina - 2009

Gegenstand des Artikels ist die Schätzung einer Translog-Produktionsfunktion, die die Auswirkungen der Bevölkerungsentwicklung auf die Produktion heute und im Jahr 2020 betrachtet. Die Ergebnisse deuten auf eine Entwicklung hin, die zu steigenden Disparitäten führt. Schon heute ist ein...

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Regional labor markets and aging in Germany

Ochsen, Carsten - 2009

This paper analyzes how the aging labor force affects the unemployment rate at the regional level in Germany. A theoretical model of equilibrium unemployment with spatial labor market interactions is used to study the effects of agerelated changes in job creation and job destruction. Using data...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003886994

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