2014
Patricia Renou-Maissant et al., « Typology of the French regional development: revealing the refugee/Schumpeter effects in new-firms startups », HAL-SHS : économie et finance, ID : 10670/1.3z1ox5
In this article, we analyse the relationships between unemployment rates andnew-firm start-up rates in France. Using a quarterly data basis covering the period1993 to 2011, we identify, thanks to data analysis methods, different classes thatshow different types of development among the French regions. For each of theseclasses, the existence of refugee/Schumpeter effects both in the short run and inthe long run is revealed. At the national level, it appears that the refugee effectexplains the dynamics of entrepreneurship in France over the period 2000 to2011. Necessity is the key motivation for new French firms.