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How long does it take to become an entrepreneurial society: The case of german convergence in self-employment

Schindele, Yvonne - 2010

Since the beginning of the transformation of East Germany from a socialist planned economy to a market economy, there has been an ambitious political goal of fostering entrepreneurial activity in that part of the country. One of the most-hoped for results of this undertaking is the anticipated...

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The apple doesn't fall far from the tree: location of start-ups relative to incumbents

Falck, Oliver; Fritsch, Michael; Heblich, Stephan - 2009

New firm location decisions, relative to incumbents may be based on a choice between two types of advantages: natural advantages or those that arise from social embeddedness, the latter of which may particularly include knowledge spillovers. We analyze the relative importance of geographically...

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The shadows of the past: how implicit institutions influence entrepreneurship

Bauernschuster, Stefan; Falck, Oliver; Gold, Robert; … - 2009

This paper investigates the impact of implicit institutions on the decision to become an entrepreneur. Implicit institutions are here defined as mindsets that have developed as the result of norms and traditions and we expect they will have an influence on risk attitudes and opportunity...

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Socioeconomic heritage and rapid firm growth

Wyrwich, Michael - 2009

The present paper sheds light on how growth of young firms is affected by expansive strategies and the socioeconomic heritage of their main actors. Socioeconomic heritage has to do with socialization, prior socioeconomic circumstances, and regional growth conditions; the term is elaborated upon...

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Self-employment after socialism: Intergenerational links, entrepreneurial values, and human capital

Fritsch, Michael; Rusakova, Alina - 2012

Drawing on representative household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine the role of an early precursor of entrepreneurial development - parental role models - for the individual decision to become self-employed in the post-unified Germany. The findings suggest that the...

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How much of a socialist legacy? The reemergence of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation to a market economy

Fritsch, Michael; Bublitz, Elisabeth; Rusakova, Alina; … - 2012

The 40 years of socialist regime in East Germany were characterized by a massive anti-entrepreneurship policy. We … investigate the reemergence of entrepreneurship in East Germany during its transformation to a market economy following the … market economy, suggesting the existence of a long-lasting regional entrepreneurship culture. …

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