Bilingualism and regional entrepreneurship

David B. Audretsch (), Maksim Belitski () and Georg Eichler ()
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David B. Audretsch: Indiana University Bloomington
Maksim Belitski: University of Reading
Georg Eichler: Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt

The Annals of Regional Science, 2020, vol. 65, issue 3, No 10, 787-806

Abstract: Abstract Entrepreneurship makes important contributions to both regional and national economies; however, entrepreneurship rates vary significantly across and within regions. We apply the communication accommodation theory lens to examine the role that bilingualism plays in regional entrepreneurship. We use aggregated firm and district level longitudinal data on eight northeastern districts in the region of South Tyrol (Italy) during 2000–2015 and demonstrate positive direct effect of bilingualism on entrepreneurship activity. The results can be generalizable to other European multicultural regions.

Keywords: L26; R11; Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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