The persistence of regional entrepreneurship: Are all types of self-employment equally important?

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We explore the role of different types of self-employment for a persistence of the regional level of entrepreneurship over time. Our analysis for West German regions shows relatively strong effects for the historical self- employment rate in the non-agricultural sector, particularly in knowledge- intensive industries on current levels of new business formation. While self-employment by males shows a statistically significant relationship, the self-employment rate of females remains statistically insignificant. Also, no statistically significant effect can be found for the share of homeworkers that can be regarded a rather weak form of entrepreneurship.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Jena Economic Research Papers ; No. 2015-008

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Entrepreneurship ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes ; Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
• Subject: entrepreneurship ; entrepreneurship culture ; new business formation ; persistence ; self-employment

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Fritsch, Michael ; Wyrwich, Michael
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Friedrich Schiller University Jena
• (where): Jena
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/121285
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