TY - JOUR
T1 - When the difference makes a difference – the regional embeddedness of entrepreneurship
AU - Breitenecker, Robert J.
AU - Harms, Rainer
AU - Weyh, Antje
AU - Maresch, Daniela
AU - Kraus, Sascha
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Regional determinants of new firm formation are of interest to researchers and policymakers. In the analysis of new firm formation, most studies use econometric approaches that mask intra-unit variations, not recognizing counterbalancing and dilution effects as a result. Recent advances in spatial statistics such as Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) take local variations into account. However, these approaches operate only on a bivariate level, making it impossible to detect the homogenous parts of the area under examination with regard to a number of relationships between new firm formation and its determinants. Based on a sample of 412 German regions, we apply GWR and subsequent graph-partitioning clustering to identify multi-relationally homogeneous sub-areas. Being that the results suggest a four-cluster solution, ‘one size fits all’ policies and premature unit zoning can be called into question
AB - Regional determinants of new firm formation are of interest to researchers and policymakers. In the analysis of new firm formation, most studies use econometric approaches that mask intra-unit variations, not recognizing counterbalancing and dilution effects as a result. Recent advances in spatial statistics such as Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) take local variations into account. However, these approaches operate only on a bivariate level, making it impossible to detect the homogenous parts of the area under examination with regard to a number of relationships between new firm formation and its determinants. Based on a sample of 412 German regions, we apply GWR and subsequent graph-partitioning clustering to identify multi-relationally homogeneous sub-areas. Being that the results suggest a four-cluster solution, ‘one size fits all’ policies and premature unit zoning can be called into question
KW - 2023 OA procedure
U2 - 10.1080/08985626.2016.1255432
DO - 10.1080/08985626.2016.1255432
M3 - Article
SN - 0898-5626
VL - 29
SP - 71
EP - 93
JO - Entrepreneurship & regional development
JF - Entrepreneurship & regional development
IS - 1-2
ER -