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
Publisher:	Mannheim : Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)
Subject:	Breitbandkommunikation \| Unternehmer \| Hochtechnologiesektor \| Wissenstransfer \| Deutschland \| broadband provision \| physical and knowledge infrastructure \| local entrepreneurial activities

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Series:	ZEW Discussion Papers ; 11-081
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	684261774 [GVK] hdl:10419/54978 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:zewdip:11081 [RePEc]
Classification:	O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; L26 - Entrepreneurship ; R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes
Source:	EconStor

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