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Regional determinants of ICT new firm formation

verfasst von: Frank Lasch, Frank Robert, Frédéric Le Roy

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The role of regional determinants in new entrepreneurs’ location decisions is analyzed in the French information and communication technologies (ICT) sector. As we focus on the emergence of this industry, our dataset includes every new ICT firm in France in the period 1993–2001. We find evidence for the positive effect of co-location with incumbent ICT firms and some effect of knowledge spillovers. The effects of agglomeration, entrepreneurial capital and human capital are mixed.

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Titel: Regional determinants of ICT new firm formation
verfasst von: Frank Lasch
Frank Robert
Frédéric Le Roy
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2013
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Small Business Economics / Ausgabe 3/2013
Print ISSN: 0921-898X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0913
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-011-9382-z

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