The effect of broadband infrastructure on entrepreneurial activities: The case of Germany

This paper investigates whether the local infrastructure favours entrepreneurial activities. Besides the physical and knowledge infrastructure we take into account a county's broadband availability by building an index which accounts for county-related specificities. We find that broadband availability fosters entrepreneurial activities particularly in high-tech sectors for which efficient ways of knowledge transfer is crucial.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Heger, Diana ; Rinawi, Miriam ; Veith, Tobias
Institutions:	Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Subject:	broadband provision \| physical and knowledge infrastructure \| local entrepreneurial activities

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	ZEW Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 11-081
Classification:	O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; L26 - Entrepreneurship ; R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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