Dr. Franz Flögel

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Born 1985. Master's studies in Human Geography, Economics and Political Science at the University of Potsdam, the Humboldt University of Berlin and the University of Nottingham. Since 2010 research associate at the Institute for Work and Technology in the research focus “Spatial Capital.” PhD completed in 2017 at the Chair of Economic Geography, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, on the topic of corporate lending by regional banks compared with large banks. Since 2025, director of the research department spatial capital together with Stefan Gärtner.

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2025

2025:  

Beyond start-up formation: Effects of entrepreneurial ecosystem support activities for developing lagging regions

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Flögel, F., Letonja, M., Meyer, K., Rabadjieva, M., Vilman, Z., Zhekova, R., Zlateva, M. & Butzin, A. (2025): Beyond start-up formation: Effects of entrepreneurial ecosystem support activities for developing lagging regions. Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 2025, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/02690942241311805

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The paper elaborates on the positive effects of support activities for entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) on regional development in lagging regions beyond the obvious outcome of new enterprises. The emphasis on entrepreneurship support organisations to develop lively EE in lagging regions has been criticised for its limited success, high costs and low benefits for local citizens. We agree with
this criticism in principle but argue that a meaningful evaluation of entrepreneurship support’s effects on regional development must also consider the wider impact of such promotion. Based on a literature review and empirical findings from our engagement in three EEs, we discuss such regional-level 'outward causation' and identify five broader effects how entrepreneurship support organisations strengthen development. They (1) promote innovative regional organisations, institutions and actors; (2) qualify and engage aspiring founders who later become qualified and motivated employees for incumbent companies and the public sector; (3) contribute to a positive regional image and identity; (4) enhance inter-sector and inter-municipality cooperation and (5) position start-ups as a positive impulse for developing declining cities. In conclusion, we propose an extended understanding of start-up support for developing lagging regions that considers entrepreneurship support organisations as catalysts of the positive effects associated with vibrant ecosystems.

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2024

2024:  

Regional banks and economic resilience: the impact of the global financial crisis and COVID-19 on countries with decentralised and centralised banking systems

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Flögel, F. & Hejnova, T. (2024): Regional banks and economic resilience: the impact of the global financial crisis and COVID-19 on countries with decentralised and centralised banking systems. Finance and Space, 1 (1), 460-488. https://doi.org/10.1080/2833115X.2024.2418860

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Dr. Franz Flögel

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Head of Research Department Spatial Capital

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Jahrgang 1985. Magisterstudium der Humangeographie, Volkswirtschaftslehre und Politikwissenschaften an der Universität Potsdam, der Humboldt Universität zu Berlin und der University of Nottingham. Seit 2010 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut Arbeit und Technik im Forschungsschwerpunkt Raumkapital. 2017 Abschluss der Promotion an der Professur für Wirtschaftsgeographie der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt zum Thema der Unternehmenskreditvergabe regionaler Banken und Großbanken im Vergleich.

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2023

2023:  

Injecting climate finance into SME lending in Germany: Opportunities for and limitations of regional savings and cooperative Banks

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Flögel, F. (2023): Injecting climate finance into SME lending in Germany: Opportunities for and limitations of regional savings and cooperative Banks. ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography, 2023, 13. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfw-2022-0011

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2019

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Will FinTech make regional banks superfluous for small firm finance? Observations from soft information-based lending in Germany

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Beckamp, M. & Flögel, F. (2019): Will FinTech make regional banks superfluous for small firm finance? Observations from soft information-based lending in Germany. Economic notes: review of banking, finance and monetary economics, 48 (3), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecno.12159

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2018

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Distance and modern banks’ lending to SMEs: ethnographic insights from a comparison of regional and large banks in Germany

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Flögel, F. (2018): Distance and modern banks’ lending to SMEs: ethnographic insights from a comparison of regional and large banks in Germany. Journal of economic geography , 18 (1), 35-57.

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