Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/70193 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
Jena Economic Research Papers No. 2012,065
Publisher: 
Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena
Abstract: 
It has been argued that creativity is an important source of regional growth. This paper investigates the geography of people in creative occupation in Germany. The population share of the creative class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places and rural regions may also have a considerable proportion of people with a creative job. While ethnical and cultural diversity and high availability of public health care and education can explain the distribution of creative people, employment opportunities seem to play only a minor role.
Subjects: 
creativity
entrepreneurship
innovation
regional development
JEL: 
O31
O18
R11
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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