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The spatial diffusion of a knowledge base: Laser technology research in West Germany, 1960-2005
Fritsch, Michael; E., Luis F. Medrano - 2010
We analyze the spatial diffusion of laser-technology in Germany during the early phase of development, between 1960 and 2005. Research in this new technological field began in a few larger centers and then spread to other regions. In the early years, a large firm of the electronics industry...
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Start-ups, Long- and Short-Term Survivors and their Effect on Regional Employment Growth
Fritsch, Michael; Noseleit, Florian - 2010
We investigate the effects that regional start-up activity has on employment in new and in incumbent businesses. The analysis is performed for West German regions over the 1987-2002 period. It shows that the effects of new businesses on employment in the incumbents are significantly positive and...
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Does Quality make a Difference? Employment Effects of High- and Low-Quality Start-ups
Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2010
This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results clearly show that the quality of start-ups, measured by their affiliation to sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...
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What determines the innovative success of subsidized collaborative R&D projects? - Project-level evidence from Germany
Günther, Jutta; Schwartz, Michael; Peglow, Francois; … - 2010
Systemic innovation theory emphasizes that innovations are the result of an interdependent exchange process between … different organizations. This is reflected in the current paradigm in European innovation policy, which aims at the support of … collaborative R&D and innovation projects bringing together science and industry. Building on a large data set using project …
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