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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 91-105 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Jahrbuch fur Regionalwissenschaft |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
This paper uses data from a recent representative survey in ten German planning regions, the Regional Entrepreneurship Monitor (REM), to test whether for a person with given individual characteristics regional variables do matter for the decision to start a new business ceteris paribus. We find that the propensity to step into self-employment is, among others, higher for males, unemployed, people with contacts to a role model, and with past entrepreneurial experience, who live in more densely populated and faster growing regions with higher rates of new firm formation, while risk aversion and high prices of land have the opposite impact.
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- Geography, Planning and Development
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In: Jahrbuch fur Regionalwissenschaft, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2005, p. 91-105.
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T1 - Personal and regional determinants of entrepreneurial activities
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