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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 332-335 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Regional Studies, Regional Science |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 15 Sept 2021 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Abstract
Promoting entrepreneurial activities is crucial for regions to facilitate innovation and economic development. Yet, becoming an entrepreneur is not aspired by all people, and regions may differ considerably in their entrepreneurship potential. Assessing and providing accurate estimates of the entrepreneurship potential across fine-grained spatial scales is thus crucial to inform regional policymakers, but it still remains a major challenge due to data availability. Here we used the lab data set from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) covering 368,364 individuals and providing high-resolution data about their residences to map the entrepreneurship potential across 9271 postcode sectors in Great Britain. We used a novel mapping approach that relies on a spatial smoothing function based on distance weights to utilize the most fine-grained spatial level available in the data. Our detailed maps show substantial difference in entrepreneurship potential across postcode sectors in Great Britain and within the largest cities: London, Birmingham and Manchester.
Keywords
- cartography, entrepreneurial potential, entrepreneurship, spatial smoothing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Regional Studies, Regional Science, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2021, p. 332-335.
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T1 - Where do people want to become entrepreneurs? Mapping entrepreneurship potential across Great Britain
AU - Mewes, Lars
AU - Ebert, Tobias
N1 - Funding Information: We would like to thank two anonymous reviewers and the handling editor, Dr Jen Nelles, for their comments that significantly helped improve the paper.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Promoting entrepreneurial activities is crucial for regions to facilitate innovation and economic development. Yet, becoming an entrepreneur is not aspired by all people, and regions may differ considerably in their entrepreneurship potential. Assessing and providing accurate estimates of the entrepreneurship potential across fine-grained spatial scales is thus crucial to inform regional policymakers, but it still remains a major challenge due to data availability. Here we used the lab data set from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) covering 368,364 individuals and providing high-resolution data about their residences to map the entrepreneurship potential across 9271 postcode sectors in Great Britain. We used a novel mapping approach that relies on a spatial smoothing function based on distance weights to utilize the most fine-grained spatial level available in the data. Our detailed maps show substantial difference in entrepreneurship potential across postcode sectors in Great Britain and within the largest cities: London, Birmingham and Manchester.
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U2 - 10.1080/21681376.2021.1966319
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