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History matters: the effects of Chinese ports from 170 years ago on entrepreneurship today

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  • Zhe Wang
  • Huan Yang
  • Xinning Zhang

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Mounting evidence suggests that current regional entrepreneurship can be explained largely by historical entrepreneurship. Our research shows, however, that entrepreneurship can be fostered by historical events, such as the establishment of ports in China in 1842, which at the time were based mainly on agriculture. Moreover, historical entrepreneurship may even have originated from these historical events. By altering regional entrepreneurial culture, human capital and the transportation system, historical ports that opened up to 170 years ago can significantly predict current regional entrepreneurship. We strengthen our conclusion by mitigating the potential selection bias of historical ports and introducing several robustness tests.

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  • Zhe Wang & Huan Yang & Xinning Zhang, 2021. "History matters: the effects of Chinese ports from 170 years ago on entrepreneurship today," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(4), pages 630-644, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:55:y:2021:i:4:p:630-644
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1839641
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    1. Chen, Na & Yang, Huan, 2024. "From rural to urban: Clan, urbanization and trust," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    2. Michael Fritsch & Michael Wyrwich, 2023. "Entrepreneurship in the Long-Run: Empirical Evidence and Historical Mechanisms," Foundations and Trends(R) in Entrepreneurship, now publishers, vol. 19(1), pages 1-125, January.
    3. Huan Yang & Xinning Zhang, 2023. "Persistence of culture: how the entrepreneurial culture of origin contributes to migrant entrepreneurship," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 61(3), pages 1179-1204, October.
    4. Emanuele Felice & Iacopo Odoardi & Dario D’Ingiullo, 2023. "The Chinese Inland-Coastal Inequality: The Role of Human Capital and the 2007–2008 Crisis Watershed," Italian Economic Journal: A Continuation of Rivista Italiana degli Economisti and Giornale degli Economisti, Springer;Società Italiana degli Economisti (Italian Economic Association), vol. 9(2), pages 761-788, July.

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