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We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship in the mid- 1920s have higher start-up rates about 80...
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-friendly institutions in a country are conducive to the well -being of self -employed. Remarkably, the quality of … entrepreneurial institutions also increases the levels of well -being of paid employees, but the effect is more pronounced for the …
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What characterizes regions where right-wing populist parties are relatively successful? A prominent hypothesis proposed in recent literature claims that places that are "left behind" or "do not matter" are a breeding ground for the rise of populism. We re-examine this hypothesis by analyzing the...
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This paper summarizes the role of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation process that followed the breakdown of the socialist regime and subsequent unification with West Germany. The main aim of this exercise is to derive conclusions and recommendations for a potential unification of...
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This paper summarizes the role of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation process that followed the breakdown of the socialist regime and subsequent unification with West Germany. The main aim of this exercise is to derive conclusions and recommendations for a potential unification of...
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This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship- facilitating entry … countries measured by data from EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that institutions never … affected both occupational groups in opposite ways. Our findings indicate that labor market institutions do not play an …
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This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship-facilitating entry conditions … countries measured by data from EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). We find that institutions never … affected both occupational groups in opposite ways. Our findings indicate that labor market institutions do not play an …
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