The paper deals with an analysis of the growth of innovative and non-innovative start-ups in Eastern and Western … of firms extended by aspects especially relevant for innovative firms. The most striking result is that innovative start-ups … start-ups achieve higher growth rates in the first years of existence. These rates decline with increasing age and size …

The paper analyses the impact of venture capital finance on growth and innovation activities of young German firms …

The paper deals with growth determinants of innovative and noninnovative start-ups in Eastern and Western Germany … external factors on the other side, influencing growth of start-ups in Eastern and Western Germany in different strength … the average growth rates, innovative firms achieve significantly higher rates than noninnovative start-ups in both regions. …

) determine positively the growth and survival of young venture-backed firms. The definition of venture-backed firms is based on a …

Our research, based on the ZEW-Foundation Panel East, examines whether high-tech start-ups are mainly founded in …. Moreover, high-tech start-ups are more concentrated within or near technology and foundation centres. …

The paper deals with the analysis of causal effects of venture capital finance for start-ups founded between 1991 and …

-firm foundations and start-ups in business related services in East German districts near to the Polish border are higher than in …