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(Co-)Working in Close Proximity : Knowledge Spillovers and Social Interactions

Roche, Maria P.; Oettl, Alexander; Catalini, Christian - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

We examine the influence of physical proximity on between-startup knowledge spillovers at one of the largest technology co-working hubs in the United States. Relying on the random assignment of office space to the hub's 251 startups, we find that proximity positively influences knowledge...

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The Effects of Immigration on Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Krol, Robert - 2021

This paper reviews evidence about the effects of immigration on entrepreneurship and innovation. The number of …

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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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Regional growth regimes revisited : the case of West Germany

Fritsch, Michael; Mueller, Pamela - 2004

Audretsch and Fritsch (2002) proposed two explanations for the mixed evidence regarding the relationship between new firm formation and regional development. Firstly, they found evidence for the existence of long time lags needed before the main effects of new firm formation on employment change...

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Can government intervention make firms more investment-ready? : a randomized experiment in the Western Balkans

Cusolito, Ana Paula; Dautovic, Ernest; McKenzie, David J. - 2020

Innovative firms with good ideas may still struggle to fine-tune them to the stage where they can attract outside funding. We conduct a five-country randomized experiment that tests the impact of an investment readiness program. Firms then pitched their ideas to independent judges. The program...

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Does quality make a difference? : Employment effects of high- and low-quality start-ups

Fritsch, Michael; Schroeter, Alexandra - 2011

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 with sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009427856

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 with sectors and innovative industries, strongly influences the direct and the overall employment...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009517494

Innovation capital, sustainable entrepreneurial orientation, and the moderating role of entrepreneurial resilience

Nasser, Wael Hatem - In: Entrepreneurial business and economics review : EBER 9 (2021) 3, pp. 73-85

innovation capital in promoting sustainable entrepreneurial direction. This influence relationship increases with the presence of …

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Young leading innovators and EU's R&D intensity gap

Cincera, Michele; Veugelers, Reinhilde - 2010

Innovation in the European Union remains weak according to a number of key "input" indicators, especially R …'s innovation gap relative to the US results from an inappropriate industrial structure in which new firms do not play a significant … role, especially in new high-tech sectors. This view of a structural EU innovation deficit has many supporters. But it has …

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Good times, bad times : innovation and survival over the business cycle

Cefis, Elena; Marsili, Orietta - 2018 - This version: December 2017

piecewise exponential model linking survival times, observed in the time period from 2001 to 2015, to longitudinal innovation … contingent to the form of innovation: technological innovations entail a more effective and enduring premium, as compared to …

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