F<sc>ritsch</sc> M. and W<sc>yrwich</sc> M. The long persistence of regional levels of entrepreneurship: Germany, 1925-2005, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper investigates the persistent levels of self-employment and new business formation in different time periods and under different framework conditions. The...

We investigate the persistence of levels of self-employment and new business formation in different time periods and under different framework conditions. The analysis shows that high levels of regional self-employment and new business formation tend to be persistent for periods as long as 80...