Audretsch, David B.; Dohse, Dirk; Niebuhr, Annekatrin - 2008
period 1998-2005. Departing from the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, the focus of our analysis is on the role … opportunities for entrepreneurship than other regions. Moreover, while sectoral diversity tends to dampen new firm foundation … diversity of people is more conducive to entrepreneurship than the diversity of firms. We conclude that regions characterized by …