Regional Trajectories of Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, and Growth The

This book offers a dynamic perspective on regional entrepreneurship, knowledge, innovation and economic growth, with a particular focus on the role that history and culture play. The authors provide comprehensive empirical analyses offering unique insight

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Michael Fritsch · Michael Wyrwich

Regional Trajectories of Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, and Growth The Role of History and Culture

International Studies in Entrepreneurship Volume 40

Series Editors Zoltan J. Acs, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA David B. Audretsch, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/6149

Michael Fritsch • Michael Wyrwich

Regional Trajectories of Entrepreneurship, Knowledge, and Growth The Role of History and Culture

Michael Fritsch Friedrich Schiller University Jena Jena, Germany

Michael Wyrwich University of Groningen Groningen, The Netherlands

ISSN 1572-1922 ISSN 2197-5884 (electronic) International Studies in Entrepreneurship ISBN 978-3-319-97781-2 ISBN 978-3-319-97782-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97782-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018952385 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

This book summarizes and extends research conducted by the authors during the past decade. Although much of the material included in this book has already been published in the form of academic articles, we offer much more than a simple compilation of our earlier publications. First, we updated nearly all of the empirical analyses based on new data or longer time series of data that are only now available. Second, publishing the material in the form of a book allows us to present the arguments and the empirical material in a more extended way than it is possible in most academic journals, which often have restrictions placed on the length of articles. Third, we believe that having the complete arguments and empirical analyses