The main objective of the thesis is to contribute to the field of entrepreneurship in the areas of new firm formation … entrepreneurship is a source of regional economic development. New firms have a long term employment effects and new firms serve as a …

Discussing the economics of entrepreneurship, this book views that it should establish a framework of analysis that … integrates the understanding of the determinants and the effects of entrepreneurship and innovation without neglecting the … functioning of the inducement mechanisms. For this purpose, it combines theory with empirical evidence …

Entrepreneurship, Growth and Innovation provides comprehensive insight into the economics of entrepreneurship, claiming … determinants and the effects of both entrepreneurship and innovation without neglecting the functioning of the inducement … some of the best known scholars in the field of the economics of entrepreneurship and innovation investigate whether the …

suggests that entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic development, and one that has long-run effects. …

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 … a regional culture of entrepreneurship is an important resource for regional growth. …