Does a high regional concentration of immigrants of the same ethnicity affect immigrant children's acquisition of host-country language skills and educational attainment? We exploit the exogenous placement of guest workers from five ethnicities across German regions during the 1960s and 1970s in...

The paper deals with the analysis of causal effects of venture capital finance for start-ups founded between 1991 and 1998 in Germany. The number of venture-backed firms is based on the identification of involvements of venture capitalists in firms. All venture capital companies are considered,...