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Occupational choice and social contacts across regions
Bauernschuster, Stefan (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper tests the importance of social contacts on entrepreneurship. To measure differences in the interconnectedness of social contacts, we compare rural and agglomerated areas. A smaller community size in rural areas generates greater network closure. Agents' neighborhoods are more likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003770448
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003857750
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Cluster innovation along the industry lifecycle
Eisingerich, Andreas; Falck, Oliver; Heblich, Stephan; … - 2008
interorganizational network strength, openness, university collaboration, and intrapreneurship on radical innovation across adolescent and … mature clusters. Implications for research and policy makers are discussed. -- Cluster ; industry lifecycle ; innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003767908
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The extension of clusters : differences-in-difference evidence from the Bavarian state-wide cluster policy
Falck, Oliver (contributor); Heblich, Stephan (contributor);  … - 2008
Bavarian State Government. The purpose of the initiative was to create a Bavarian-wide innovation network in support of state …-wide knowledge flows. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that introducing the Bavarian-wide cluster policy increased … the likelihood of innovation by a firm in the targeted industry by 4 to 7 percentage points. However, this effect is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003767940