AUDRETSCH D. B. and FRITSCH M. (1994) The geography of firm births in Germany, Reg. Studies 28, 359--365. The linkages between the extent to which increasing returns to production exist within a spatial unit of observation and the tendency towards increased concentration of economic activity, measured in terms of the birth of new firms, is the focus of this paper. Based on 75 regions in west Germany, we find considerable evidence suggesting that birth rates are greater in regions exhibiting characteristics reflecting convexities in production. This provides support for the theory that the location of new economic activity tends to occur in the geographic space where such production convexities are the greatest. AUDRETSCH D. B. et FRITSCH M. (1994) La géographie de la naissance d'entreprises en Allemagne, Reg. Studies 28, 359--365. Cet article porte sur les liens entre l'importance des rendements croissants au sein d'une aire géographique délimitée et la tendance à la concentration accrue de l'activité économique, mesurés en fonction de la naissance de nouvelles entreprises. A partir de 75 régions situées en Allemagne, on fournit d'importantes preuves qui laissent supposer que les taux de natalité sont plus élevés dans les régions qui témoignent des caractéristiques reflétant des convexités de production. Cela vient corroborer la théorie suivante: la localisation de la nouvelle activité économique a tendance à se produire dans les espaces géographiques où de telles convexités de production sont à leur maximum. AUDRETSCH D. B. und FRITSCH M. (1994) Die Geographie der Firmengründungen in Deutschland, Reg. Studies 28, 359--365. Die Verknüpfungen zwischen dem Ausmaß, in dem zunehmende Rückkehr zur Produktion in einer räumlichen Forschungseinheit besteht und der an der Gründung neuer Firmen gemessenen Tendenz zu vermehrter Konzentration auf wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit steint im Brennpunkt des Interesses dieses Aufsatzes. Unter Bezugnahme auf 75 Regionen in Westdeutschland war es möglich, beträchtliche Beweise anzuführen, die auf höhere Gründungsraten in Gebieten mit Eigenschaften hinweisen, welche Wölbungen der Herstellung widerspiegeln. Dies stützt die Theorie, daß der Standort neuer wirtschaftlicher Tätigkeit meist in geographischen Räumen ist, wo derartige Produktionswölbungen am größten sind.
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