Search Results - "Oliver Falck"

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BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

by Nina Czernich Oliver Falck Tobias Kretschmer Ludger Woessmann Published in The Economic journal (London) (01.05.2011)

“...We estimate the effect of broadband infrastructure, which enables high-speed internet, on economic growth in the panel of OECD countries in 1996-2007. Our...”

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E-lections: Voting Behavior and the Internet

by Oliver Falck Robert Gold Stephan Heblich Published in The American economic review (01.07.2014)

“...This paper analyzes the effects on voting behavior of information disseminated over the Internet. We address endogeneity in Internet availability by exploiting...”

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Identity and entrepreneurship: do school peers shape entrepreneurial intentions?

by Oliver Falck Stephan Heblich Elke Luedemann Published in Small business economics (01.07.2012)

“...We incorporate the concept of social identity into entrepreneurship and analyze the determinants of having entrepreneurial intentions. We argue that an...”

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Corporate social responsibility: Doing well by doing good

by Falck, Oliver Heblich, Stephan Published in Business horizons (2007)

“...Saving the rain forest from yet another palm oil plantation would certainly garner a company favorable attention from environmentalists, but how would its...”

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Virtually No Effect? Different Uses of Classroom Computers and their Effect on Student Achievement

by Falck, Oliver Mang, Constantin Woessmann, Ludger Published in Oxford bulletin of economics and statistics (01.02.2018)

“...Most studies find little to no effect of classroom computers on student achievement. We suggest that this null effect may combine positive effects of computer...”

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Handbook of Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

by Audretsch, David B Heblich, Stephan Falck, Oliver Lederer, Adam
edited by Oliver Falck Stephan Heblich David B. Audretsch Adam Lederer

28.02.2011

“...Leading researchers use their outstanding expertise to investigate various aspects in the context of innovation and entrepreneurship such as growth, knowledge...”

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Evaluating a place-based innovation policy: Evidence from the innovative Regional Growth Cores Program in East Germany

by Falck, Oliver Koenen, Johannes Lohse, Tobias Published in Regional science and urban economics (01.11.2019)

“...We evaluate one of the largest place-based innovation policies in Germany – the Innovative Regional Growth Cores (IRGC) program. It subsidizes collaborative...”

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School competition and students' entrepreneurial intentions: international evidence using historical Catholic roots of private schooling

by Oliver Falck Ludger Woessmann Published in Small business economics (01.02.2013)

“...School choice research mostly focuses on academic outcomes. Policymakers increasingly view entrepreneurial traits as a non-cognitive outcome important for...”

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New Business Formation by Industry over Space and Time: A Multidimensional Analysis

by Fritsch, Michael Falck, Oliver Published in Regional studies (01.04.2007)

“...Fritsch M. and Falck O. (2007) New business formation by industry over space and time: a multidimensional analysis, Regional Studies 41, 1-16. A...”

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Lifting the iron curtain: School-age education and entrepreneurial intentions

by Falck, Oliver Gold, Robert Heblich, Stephan Published in Journal of economic geography (2017)

“...We exploit Germany's reunification to identify how school-age education affects entrepreneurial intentions. We look at university students in reunified Germany...”

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Cultural biases in migration: Estimating non‐monetary migration costs

by Falck, Oliver Lameli, Alfred Ruhose, Jens Published in Papers in regional science (01.06.2018)

“...We monetize the cost for moving to a culturally different location. We combine administrative social security panel data with a proxy for cultural difference...”

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Why are educated and risk-loving persons more mobile across regions?

by Bauernschuster, Stefan Falck, Oliver Heblich, Stephan Suedekum, Jens Lameli, Alfred Published in Journal of economic behavior & organization (01.02.2014)

“...•We use historical data on local dialects for all German counties.•We measure cultural distance which is orthogonal to geographic distance.•We measure...”

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Industrial innovation: Direct evidence from a cluster-oriented policy

by Falck, Oliver Heblich, Stephan Kipar, Stefan Published in Regional science and urban economics (2010)

“...Can local industrial policies increase local firm competitiveness? Cluster-oriented policies targeted at selected industries have just such a goal and are very...”

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Music in the air: Estimating the social return to cultural amenities

by Falck, Oliver Fritsch, Michael Heblich, Stephan Otto, Anne Published in Journal of cultural economics (2018)

“...If being around smart people makes us smarter and more productive, what can regions do to attract smart people? This paper considers endogenous cultural...”

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The phantom of the opera: Cultural amenities, human capital, and regional economic growth

by Falck, Oliver Fritsch, Michael Heblich, Stephan Published in Labour economics (01.12.2011)

“...We analyze the extent to which endogenous cultural amenities affect the spatial equilibrium share of high-human-capital employees. To overcome endogeneity, we...”

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Dialects, cultural identity, and economic exchange

by Falck, Oliver Heblich, Stephan Lameli, Alfred Südekum, Jens Published in Journal of urban economics (01.09.2012)

“...We study the effect of cultural ties on economic exchange using a novel measure for cultural identity: dialects. We evaluate linguistic micro-data from a...”

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Local Entrepreneurship in Context

by Audretsch, David B Falck, Oliver Feldman, Maryann P Heblich, Stephan Published in Regional studies (01.03.2012)

“...Audretsch D. B., Falck O., Feldman M. P. and Heblich S. Local entrepreneurship in context, Regional Studies. This paper posits that regions provide locational...”

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Culture, spatial diffusion of ideas and their long-lasting imprints—evidence from Froebel’s kindergarten movement

by Stefan Bauernschuster Oliver Falck Published in Journal of economic geography (01.05.2015)

“...We document the spatial diffusion of Friedrich Froebel’s radical invention of kindergartens in 19th-century Germany. The first kindergarten was founded at...”

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Survival chances of new businesses: do regional conditions matter?

by Falck, Oliver Published in Applied economics (01.09.2007)

“...This article analyses the effects of industry-, regional- and firm-level characteristics on the post-entry performance of new businesses by means of an...”

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