This paper summarizes the role of entrepreneurship in the East German transformation process that followed the … policy should have a special focus on entrepreneurship. In particular, it should try to utilize and strengthen the …

Emerging literature shows that spatial differences in entrepreneurship tend to persist over longer periods of time. A … regional culture and a supporting environment in favor of entrepreneurship that particularly involves social capital. This … chapter summarizes the available empirical evidence on the regional persistence of entrepreneurship and elaborates in detail …

that, after the Reunification, entrepreneurship is higher among the residents of East German regions with West TV signal …

compatible with the free-market economy principles and supportive of entrepreneurship. We show that during the 40 years of … socialistic regime in East Germany entrepreneurship was highly regulated and virtually impossible and that the prevalent formal … and informal institutions broke the traditional ties linking entrepreneurship to the characteristics of individuals so …

determine start-up activity. Not much is known about what drives entrepreneurship in unstable environments characterized by … talent into productive entrepreneurship is higher in areas abundantly endowed with individuals who have a relatively high … that pre- dates socialism. How institutional context affects entrepreneurship over the course of transition is reflected by …

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 … a regional culture of entrepreneurship is an important resource for regional growth. …

) measures in Germany. A particular focus is on programs devoted to foster entrepreneurship which can make important … market prospects of the participants. Evaluations of the entrepreneurship promotion activities show high success rates as … well as high cost efficiency. The bulk share of participants of entrepreneurship measures is still self-employed after …

We explore the role of different types of self-employment for a persistence of the regional level of entrepreneurship … regarded a rather weak form of entrepreneurship. …