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作者

Shiqin Liu, Haifeng Qian, Kingsley E. Haynes

来源

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY,Vol.0,Issue.0

语言

英文

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作者单位

1Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA;2The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA;3George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

摘要

This article presents the spatial patterns of general and high-tech start-up rates and explores regional factors associated with entrepreneurship in U.S. micropolitan areas. Regression results show that general entrepreneurship in these small cities is predicted by population growth, the middle-age population group, the presence of small businesses, and natural amenities. Additionally, high-tech start-up activities are positively associated with human capital, creative knowledge (instead of technological knowledge), high-tech clustering, and proximity to a large metropolitan area. These findings are compared with the patterns in larger metropolitan areas. This research sheds light on local entrepreneurship policy in the small-city context.