🇩🇪Nearly 35 years since reunification, East Germany’s GDP per capita is still only 66% of West Germany’s.
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Our @uniofbath.bsky.social #PhD student @zihanwang96.bsky.social was busy at #AAG2025 in #Detroit last week presenting her research on #coworkingspaces and #upskilling #digitalskills in #laggingregions @uniofbath.bsky.social @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @madesmarteruk.bsky.social 👇

In our new paper “Beyond start-up formation” we examine the effects of #start-up support for #laggingregions beyond fostering new enterprises. This "outward causation" is a relevant contribution of #entrepreneurialecosystems for #regional development.
Available here: doi.org/10.1177/0269...