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Wieviel Florida steckt in Niedersachsen? Zur empirischen Evidenz der „Kreativen Klasse“ in einem deutschen Flächenland

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  • Alfken Christoph

    (Christoph Alfken, Regionalverband Ruhr, Kronprinzenstraße 6, D-45128 Essen, Germany)

  • Vossen Daniel

    (Daniel Vossen, Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 50, D-30167 Hannover, Germany)

  • Sternberg Rolf

    (*Korrespondierender Autor: Rolf Sternberg, Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 50, D-30167 Hannover, Germany)

Abstract

Empirical results on the economic geography of the creative class are mainly restricted to urban areas. This paper tests three of Richard Florida’s ideas for the largely non-urban Federal State of Lower Saxony, Germany: the spatial distribution of creative class members, their internal migration pattern and their entrepreneurial motivation. Some of Florida’s assumptions hold true for Lower Saxony as well, while others do not. Recommendations for policy-makers are provided in order to increase the effects of creative class employment on the real economy in Lower Saxony and its regions.

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  • Alfken Christoph & Vossen Daniel & Sternberg Rolf, 2017. "Wieviel Florida steckt in Niedersachsen? Zur empirischen Evidenz der „Kreativen Klasse“ in einem deutschen Flächenland," ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, De Gruyter, vol. 61(1), pages 1-22, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:zfwige:v:61:y:2017:i:1:p:1-22:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/zfw-2016-0032
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