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Name
Michael Fritsch
Education
Technical University of Berlin
Books
New Business Formation and Regional Development: A Survey and Assessment of the Evidence
Michael Fritsch
Michael Fritsch is professor of Economics and Chair of Business Dynamics, Innovation, and Economic Change at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany. He is also a research professor at the German Institute of Economic Research (DIW) of Berlin and at the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH). He is an Associate Editor of the academic journals Regional Studies and Small Business Economics.
Michael Fritsch studied economics at the Technical University of Berlin and finished his exam as Diplom-Volkswirt (Master of Economics) in 1977. He was a research associate and a senior research fellow at the Institute of Economics of the Technical University of Berlin where he finished his Ph.D. (Dr. rer. oec.) in 1982 and received his Habilitation for Economics in 1989. From 1990 to 1992 Michael Fritsch acted as Interim Chair of Economic Policy at the Technical University of Berlin. In 1992 he became Full Professor of Economics and Chair of Economic Policy at the School of Economics and Business Administration of the Technical University Bergakademie of Freiberg. Since 2006 Prof. Fritsch has been Chair of Business Dynamics, Innovation, and Economic Change at the School of Economics and Business Administration of Friedrich Schiller University of Jena.
Research
The main fields of research of Prof. Fritsch are entrepreneurship and innovation. His research on entrepreneurship has focused on the determinants of new business formation and on the effect of new businesses on economic development. In the field of innovation he has analyzed cooperative relationships and the division of innovative labor. A particular interest was on the role of universities in regional innovation systems. Further research of Prof. Fritsch deals with the contribution of creativity, particularly artistic activity, to economic development. He has also worked on the efficiency of markets and the causes for market failure.
Publications
Michael Fritsch is the author of more than 14 books and comprehensive studies. He has published more than 130 articles in scholarly journals and has made more than 140 contributions to edited volumes. He was an editor of more than 20 books and special issues of academic journals. His textbook „Marktversagen und Wirtschaftspolitik – Mikroökonomische Grundlagen staatlichen Handelns“ (‚Market Failure and Economic Policy – Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Policy‘) is currently available.
Books (selection)
Entrepreneurship – Theorie, Empirie, Politik (‚Entrepreneurship – Theory, Empirics, Policy‘). Berlin/Heidelberg 2016: Springer (in German)
Marktversagen und Wirtschaftspolitik: Mikroökonomische Grundlagen staatlichen Handelns (‘Mikroökonomische Grundlagen staatlichen Handelns“ (‚Market Failure and Economic Policy – Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Policy‘). 9th completely revised edition. Auflage, München 2014: Franz Vahlen (1st to 7th edition with Hans-Jürgen Ewers and Thomas Wein, in German).
Hochschulen, Innovation, Region - Wissenstransfer im räumlichen Kontext (‚Universities, Innovation, Region – Knowledge Transfer in Spatial Context‘). Berlin 2007: edition sigma (with Tobias Henning, Viktor Slavtchev and Norbert Steigenberger, in German).
Arbeitsplatzentwicklung in Industriebetrieben - Entwurf einer Theorie der Arbeitsplatzdynamik und empirische Analysen auf einzelwirtschaftlicher Ebene (‚Employment Dynamics in Manufacturing Establishments – Outline of a Theory and Empirical Analyses at the Micro-Level‘). Berlin/New York 1990: de Gruyter (Habilitation thesis, in German).
Ökonomische Ansätze zur Legitimation kollektiven Handelns (‚Economic Approaches to Legitimize Collective Action‘). Berlin 1983: Duncker & Humblot 1983 (PhD. Dissertation, in German).
Journal articles (selcetion)
New Business Formation and the Productivity of Manufacturing Incumbents: Effects and Mechanisms. Journal of Business Venturing, 32, 237-259 (with Javier Changoluisa). DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2017.01.004
The Effect of Entrepreneurship for Economic Development—An empirical analysis using regional entrepreneurship culture. Journal of Economic Geography, 17 (2017), 157-189 (with Michael Wyrwich). DOI:10.1093/jeg/lbv049
The Long Persistence of Regional Levels of Entrepreneurship: Germany 1925 to 2005. Regional Studies, 48 (2014), 955-973 (with Michael Wyrwich)
Entrepreneurship in a Regional Context – Historical Roots and Recent Developments. Regional Studies, 48 (2014), 939-954 (with David Storey).
The Phantom of the Opera: Cultural Amenities, Human Capital, and Regional Economic Growth. Labour Economics, 18 (2011), 755-766 (with Oliver Falck and Stephan Heblich)
Creative Class and Regional Growth − Empirical Evidence from Seven European Countries. Economic Geography, 85 (2009), 391-423 (with Ron Boschma).
How Does New Business Formation affect Regional Development? Introduction to the Special Issue. Small Business Economics, 30 (2008), 1-14.
New Business Formation by Industry over Space and Time: A Multi-Dimensional Analysis. Regional Studies, 41 (2007), 157-172 (with Oliver Falck).
Innovation, regional knowledge spillovers and R&D cooperation. Research Policy, 33 (2004), 245-255 (with Grit Franke)
Effects of new business formation on regional development over time. Regional Studies, 38 (2004), 961-975 (with Pamela Mueller).
Cooperation and the efficiency of regional R&D activities. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 28 (2004), 829-846.
Growth regimes over time and space. Regional Studies, 36 (2002), 113-124 (with David B. Audretsch).
Who cooperates on R&D? Research Policy, 30 (2001), 297-312 (with Rolf Lukas).
Edited volumes of special issues of academic journals (selection)
Schrumpfende Regionen – dynamische Hochschulen. Hochschulstrategien im demografischen Wandel. Wiesbaden 2015: Springer VS (with Peer Pasternack und Mirko Titze).
Special Issue “Entrepreneurship in a Regional Context”, Regional Studies, Vol. 48 (2014), No. 6 (with David J. Storey).
Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: National and Regional Perspectives. Cheltenham 2011: Elgar Publishing.
Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: National and Regional Perspectives. Cheltenham 2011: Elgar Publishing
Special Issue “The Effects of New Businesses on Economic Development”, Small Business Economics, Vol. 30 (2008), No. 1.
Entrepreneurship in the region, New York 2006: Springer (with Jürgen Schmude).
Special Issue “Regionalization of Innovation Policy”, Research Policy, Vol. 34 (2005), No. 8 (with Andreas Stephan).
Innovationen in Ostdeutschland - Potentiale und Probleme (‚Innovation in East Germany- Potentials and Problems‘), Heidelberg 1998: Physica (with Frieder Meyer-Krahmer and Franz Pleschak, in German).
For the complete list of publications see the personal website of Michael Fritsch
