Entrepreneurship makes important contributions to both regional and national economies; however, entrepreneurship rates vary significantly across and within regions. We apply the communication accommodation theory lens to examine the role that bilingualism plays in regional entrepreneurship. We use aggregated firm and district level longitudinal data on eight northeastern districts in the region of South Tyrol (Italy) during 2000–2015 and demonstrate positive direct effect of bilingualism on entrepreneurship activity. The results can be generalizable to other European multicultural regions.

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双语与区域企业家精神

企业家精神为区域和国家经济做出了重要贡献；但是，跨地区和跨地区的企业家率差异很大。我们运用交流适应理论的视角来研究双语在区域企业家精神中的作用。我们使用2000-2015年间在南蒂罗尔（意大利）地区的八个东北地区的公司和地区层面的纵向汇总数据，证明了双语对企业家活动的积极直接影响。结果可以推广到其他欧洲多元文化地区。