The Effect of Broadband Infrastructure on Entrepreneurial Activities: The Case of Germany

Heger, Diana ; Veith, Tobias ; Rinawi, Miriam

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URL:	https://ub-madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/29892
URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-298929
Document Type:	Working paper
Year of publication:	2011
Place of publication:	Mannheim
Publication language:	English
Institution:	Sonstige Einrichtungen > ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
MADOC publication series:	Veröffentlichungen des ZEW (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) > ZEW Discussion Papers
Subject:	330 Economics
Classification:	JEL: O18 , L 26 , R11,
Subject headings (SWD):	Deutschland , Unternehmer , Wissenstransfer , Spitzentechnologie
Individual keywords (German):	Breitbandkommunikation , Unternehmer , Hochtechnologiesektor , Wissenstransfer , Deutschland
Keywords (English):	broadband provision , physical and knowledge infrastructure , local entrepreneurial activities
Abstract:	This paper investigates whether the local infrastructure favours entrepreneurial activities. Besides the physical and knowledge infrastructure we take into account a county’s broadband availability by building an index which accounts for county-related specificities. We find that broadband availability fosters entrepreneurial activities particularly in high-tech sectors for which efficient ways of knowledge transfer is crucial.

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