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The Effect of New Business Formation on Regional Development over Time: The Case of Germany

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  • Michael Fritsch
  • Pamela Mueller

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We investigate the effects of new business formation on employment change in German regions. A special focus is on the lag-structure of this effect and on differences between regions. The different phases of the effects of new business formation on regional development are relatively pronounced in agglomerations as well as in regions with a high-level of labor productivity. In low-productivity regions, the overall employment effect of new business formation activity might be negative. The interregional differences indicate that regional factors play an important role.

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Paper provided by Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group in its series Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy with number 2006-19.

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Length: 20 pages
Date of creation: Aug 2006
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Handle: RePEc:esi:egpdis:2006-19

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