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The long persistence of regional entrepreneurship culture: Germany 1925 - 2005

Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2012

and drastic changes in the politic-economic environment. We thus conclude that regional entrepreneurship cultures do exist …

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How much of a socialist legacy? The reemergence of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation to a market economy

Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Rusakova, Alina; … - 2012

The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …

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The effect of new business formation on regional development over time: the case of Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - 2006

We investigate the effects of new business formation on employment change in German regions. A special focus is on the lag-structure of this effect and on differences between regions. The different phases of the effects of new business formation on regional development are relatively pronounced...

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Why does the effect of new business formation differ across regions?

Fritsch, Michael; Schröter, Alexandra - 2007

We investigate regional differences of the effect of new business formation on employment growth in West Germany. We find an inverse 'u'-shaped relationship between the level of start-up activity and employment change. The main variables that shape the employment effects of new businesses in a...

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