Table 1: Definition, sources and summary statistics of explained and explanatory variables Rotterdam Amsterdam Variable Definition Source Mean Standard deviation Source Mean Standard deviation Yearly number of newly founded Start-ups per year per businesses per capita in the capita neighbourhood. RIC 0.0042262 0.004534 O+S 0.0093 0.0055 Total number of businesses in the neighbourhood on January 1 Businesses density (km2) divided by land surface area. RIC 3.541709 3.043118 O+S 11.3872 10.6946 Neighbourhood population on January 1 divided by land surface area. Population density (km2) CBS 8689.7 5443.9 CBS 11371.0 7054.8 For every addresses the density of addresses within a 1 km radius is calculated. Then for all addresses Average addresses per within the neighbourhood the km2 average is taken. CBS 3815.2 1920.5 CBS 6040.0 3296.4 Average disposable household Income income. RIC 28833.9 8111.0 N/A - - Share of neighbourhood population Population age in age bracket 25-45 on January 1. CBS 33.0 7.7 CBS 36.9 8.5 Immigrants on January 1 as percentage of total neighbourhood Immigrants population. CBS CBS Total western 10.9 3.6 15.6 6.1 Total non-western 34.6 20.6 28.7 18.7
Table 1: Definition, sources and summary statistics of explained and explanatory variables Rotterdam Amsterdam Variable Definition Source Mean Standard deviation Source Mean Standard deviation Start-ups per year per capita Yearly number of newly founded businesses per capita in the neighbourhood. RIC 0.0042262 0.004534 O+S 0.0093 0.0055 Businesses density (km2) Total number of businesses in the neighbourhood on January 1 divided by land surface area. RIC 3.541709 3.043118 O+S 11.3872 10.6946 Population density (km2) Neighbourhood population on January 1 divided by land surface area. CBS 8689.7 5443.9 CBS 11371.0 7054.8 Average addresses per km2 For every addresses the density of addresses within a 1 km radius is calculated. Then for all addresses within the neighbourhood the average is taken. CBS 3815.2 1920.5 CBS 6040.0 3296.4 Income Average disposable household income. RIC 28833.9 8111.0 N/A - - Population age Share of neighbourhood population in age bracket 25-45 on January 1. CBS 33.0 7.7 CBS 36.9 8.5 Immigrants Immigrants on January 1 as percentage of total neighbourhood population. CBS CBS Total western 10.9 3.6 15.6 6.1 Total non-western 34.6 20.6 28.7 18.7