The question of the determinants of inter-regional knowledge flows has received a growing interest in the recent past. Particularly, the question of the relationship between geography and networks has been debated. Yet, at the inter-regional level, there is no study assessing the effect of...

The main objective of the thesis is to contribute to the field of entrepreneurship in the areas of new firm formation, regional economic development and individual behavior. First, the results indicate that regional new firm formation activity is path-dependent over time. The main factors that...

Klappentext: Innovationen werden weltweit eine tragende Rolle für Prosperität und Wirtschaftswachstum zugesprochen. Dementsprechend ist die Sicherung der Innovationsfähigkeit auch ein großes Thema der wirtschaftspolitischen Gegenwart in Deutschland. Innovationen mögen in manchen Fällen...