"This article presented empirical evidence for a statistically significant relationship between being part of the Roman Empire about 1700 years ago and current regional disparities in terms of quantity and quality of entrepreneurial activity, as well as innovation."

Michael Fritsch, Martin Obschonka, Fabian Wahl & Michael Wyrwich (2023) On the Roman origins of entrepreneurship and innovation in Germany, Regional Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2276341 #OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #History #Economics #Economy #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Business #Roman #Germany #Europe @econhist @economics