The Long Persistence of Regional Levels of Entrepreneurship: Germany, 1925-2005

Michael Fritsch () and Michael Wyrwich

Regional Studies, 2014, vol. 48, issue 6, 955-973

Abstract: Fritsch M. and Wyrwich M. The long persistence of regional levels of entrepreneurship: Germany, 1925-2005, Regional Studies . This paper investigates the persistent levels of self-employment and new business formation in different time periods and under different framework conditions. The analysis shows that regional differences regarding the level of self-employment and new business formation tend to be persistent for periods as long as eighty years, despite abrupt and drastic changes in the political-economic environment. This pronounced persistence demonstrates the existence of regional entrepreneurship culture that tends to have long-lasting effects.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2013.816414

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