In dem Beitrag wird untersucht, wie unterschiedliche Ausprägungen regionaler Konzentration und Spezialisierung das langfristige Wachstum neugegründeter Unternehmen beeinflussen. Die Stichprobe umfasst wissensintensive und nicht-wissensintensive westdeutsche Unternehmen des verarbeitenden...

This paper analyzes the evolution of geographical concentration in the West German manufacturing, service, and knowledge-intensive sectors over a time period of 30 years. Drawing on detailed plant data of 187 industries from 1980 to 2010, we observe substantial concentration that is highest in...

Labor flows across industries reallocate resources and diffuse knowledge among economic activities. However, surprisingly little is known about the structure of such inter-industry flows. How freely do workers switch jobs among industries? Between which pairs of industries do we observe such...