1. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 1 Bremen Institute of empirical Research in Trade and Regional Economic Structure Firm Foundations and Structural Change in Bremen Peter Schmidt (Bremen University of Applied Sciences)

2. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 2 Strukturatlas Bremen Kooperationspartner: n GIS.direkt Gesellschaft für Geoinformationssyteme n Institut Region & Handel der Hochschule Bremen n Statistisches Landesamt Bremen Weitere nichtkommerzielle Datenquellen: n Kataster- und Vermessungsamt Bremen n Stadtplanungsamt Bremen n Bremer Gewerbeflächengesellschaft Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Geoinformationssysteme

3. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 3 Socio-Economic Atlas Bremen Objective: n Spatial data (small-scale measurements) n Socio-economic relations Spatial Analyses: n Location and Value n Micro-Marketing n Firm foundation

4. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 4

5. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 5 Beispiel Strukturatlas

6. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 6 Information system for industrial areas

7. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 7 Firm Foundations in Bremen n Cooperation partner: Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim n Data source: Creditreform

8. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 8 Firm Foundations n Importance and types of foundations n Firm foundations in the Bremen districts – absolute numbers n Foundation intensity n Sektoral structure n Determinants of regional firm foundation: Multivariate (regression-) analysis n Results and discussion

9. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 9 Importance of Firm Foundations n Employment n Structural Change n Innovation and technological change n Competition (incentives for old firms)

10. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 10 Firm foundations in the Bremen districts – absolute numbers

11. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 11 Firm foundations in Bremen– regional distribution 1 dot = 6 firms

12. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 12

13. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 13 Centre level and Industries Production Services Trade / Transport Public / private Centre levels: high – medium – low – no centre

14. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 14 Foundations in specific Sectors High-Tech

15. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 15 Determinants of Firm Foundations n Regional Economic Structure n Human capital and Foundation potential n Infrastructure n Regional Factors, Accessibility

16. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 16 Working hypotheses for the Regression analysis

17. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 17 Working hypotheses for the Regression analysis

18. P. Schmidt, HS Bremen, 2007 - slide 18 Econometric Model Significance +++ / ---p < 0,01 ++ / --p < 0,05 (+) / (-)p < 0,1 SPSS …