This paper analyzes empirically the determinants of new born firms' initial size. As survival prospects of young firms … distinguish between different types of entry strategies. On the one hand, we look at entry strategies based on innovation. We … measure innovation by a variable which indicates if a firm carries out continuous R&D. On the other hand, entry is classified …

analyzing the number of start‐ups and firm closures on a yearly basis for Germany. Further, the MUP is the sampling frame for …

-- Start-ups ; performance ; gender ; female entrepreneurship …

employment growth and postentry innovation activities of the new firm. We focus on start-ups for which a new idea (a new product … for setting up the new business. These firms are denoted corporate spinoffs. Using data from German start-ups founded in … outperform other start-ups founded by former employees of incumbent private firms that are not based on an essential idea in …