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Bohemians, human capital, and regional economic growth
Falck, Oliver; Fritsch, Michael; Heblich, Stephan - 2009
An emerging literature on the geography of bohemians argues that a region's lifestyle and cultural amenities explain, at least partly, the unequal distribution of highly qualified people across space, which in turn, explains geographic disparities in economic growth. However, to date, there has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003861818
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Top Research Productivity and its Persistence
Kelchtermans, Stijn - 2006
The paper contributes to the debate on cumulative advantage effects in academic research by examining top performance in research and its persistence over time, using a panel dataset comprising the publications of biomedical and exact scientists at the KU Leuven in the period 1992-2001. We study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012734687
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The Phantom of the Opera : Cultural Amenities, Human Capital, and Regional Economic Growth
Falck, Oliver - 2020
knowledge spillovers and shift a location to a higher growth path …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012857538
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Stepping Forward : Personality Traits, Choice of Profession, and the Decision to Become Self-Employed
Fritsch, Michael - 2013
We argue that entrepreneurial choice proceeds in at least in two steps, with vocational choice nearly always preceding choice of employment status, whether that be self-employment or dependent employment. Since the two decisions are interrelated, analysis of entrepreneurial choice as a single...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086982
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Occupational Choice and Self-Employment — Are They Related?
Sorgner, Alina - 2013
Often, a person will become an entrepreneur only after a period of dependent employment, suggesting that occupational choices precede entrepreneurial choices. We investigate the relationship between occupational choice and self-employment. The findings suggest that the occupational choice of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013088208
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Bohemians, Human Capital, and Regional Economic Growth
Falck, Oliver - 2009
An emerging literature on the geography of bohemians argues that a region's lifestyle and cultural amenities explain, at least partly, the unequal distribution of highly qualified people across space, which in turn, explains geographic disparities in economic growth. However, to date, there has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157845
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Actor fluidity and knowledge persistence in regional inventor networks
Fritsch, Michael; Zöllner, Moritz - 2018
knowledge of new inventors effect the performance of regional innovation systems (RIS). The results suggest that the knowledge … considerable number of incumbent inventors discontinue. We estimate the persistence of knowledge in regional inventor networks … using alternative assumptions about knowledge transfer. Based on these estimates we analyze how the size and structure of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011985511
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Initial conditions and regional performance in the aftermath of disruptive shocks: The case of East Germany after socialism
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020
of the workforce with a tertiary degree have a strong positive effect on regional development. We conclude that knowledge …. Entrepreneurship and knowledge play a less important role for development across West German regions, where no significant shocks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389644
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What determines the efficiency of regional innovation systems?
Fritsch, Michael (contributor);  … - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003546336
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Initial conditions and regional performance in the aftermath of disruptive shocks : the case of East Germany after socialism
Fritsch, Michael; Wyrwich, Michael - 2020
of the workforce with a tertiary degree have a strong positive effect on regional development. We conclude that knowledge …. Entrepreneurship and knowledge play a less important role for development across West German regions, where no significant shocks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012311545