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The entrepreneurial league table of German regions 1895 and 2019
Fritsch, Michael; Greve, Maria; Wyrwich, Michael - 2024
We describe and analyze the long-term development of self-employment in German regions between 1895 and 2019. Based on rankings ("league tables") for the two years we identify those regions where the relative level of self-employment significantly increased ('leapfroggers'), and those where the...
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The persistence of regional entrepreneurship : are all types of self-employment equally important?
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2015
We explore the role of different types of self-employment for a persistence of the regional level of entrepreneurship … regarded a rather weak form of entrepreneurship. …
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The effect of regional entrepreneurship culture on economic development : evidence for Germany
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2014
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. …
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The long persistence of regional entrepreneurship culture : Germany 1925-2005
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2011
-specific determinants of entrepreneurship also remain relatively constant over time. Another explanation could be the existence of a … regional entrepreneurship culture. Such an entrepreneurial culture could maybe even outwear considerable 'jumps' in the … regional entrepreneurship in three different scenarios with different degrees of changes of the economic conditions. The basic …
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Historical roots of entrepreneurial culture and innovation activity : an analysis for German regions
Fritsch, Michael; Obschonka, Martin; Wyrwich, Michael - 2018
culture of entrepreneurship is positively related not only to the level of new business formation but also the amount of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011872288
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Factors facilitating the inventing academics' transition from nascent entrepreneurs to business owners
Faria, João Ricardo; Goel, Rajeev K.; … - 2021
Considering the sequential nature of nascent entrepreneurship and business ownership, this paper examines the … opposite ends of a spectrum in terms of their role in innovation. In academic entrepreneurship the two combine on a number of … activities. In order to understand the ways in which academic inventors move from pure patenting to nascent entrepreneurship to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012607074
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How long does it take to become an entrepreneurial society: The case of german convergence in self-employment
Schindele, Yvonne - 2010
Since the beginning of the transformation of East Germany from a socialist planned economy to a market economy, there has been an ambitious political goal of fostering entrepreneurial activity in that part of the country. One of the most-hoped for results of this undertaking is the anticipated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267109
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How long does it take to become an entrepreneurial society : the case of german convergence in self-employment
Schindele, Yvonne - 2010
regions have achieved convergence with West German self-employment rates and some have not. -- Entrepreneurship ; regional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003944216
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How Long Does it Take to Become an Entrepreneurial Society - The Case of German Convergence in Self-Employment
Schindele, Yvonne - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Since the beginning of the transformation of East Germany from a socialist planned economy to a market economy, there has been an ambitious political goal of fostering entrepreneurial activity in that part of the country. One of the most-hoped for results of this undertaking is the anticipated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008494224
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Are education and entrepreneurial income endogenous and do family background variables make sense as instruments? : a Bayesian analysis
Block, Jörn; Hoogerheide, Lennart; Thurik, Adriaan R. - 2010 - Current version: February 2010
Education is a well-known driver of (entrepreneurial) income. The measurement of its influence, however, suffers from endogeneity suspicion. For instance, ability and occupational choice are mentioned as driving both the level of (entrepreneurial) income and of education. Using instrumental...
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