This paper deals with the medium-term effects of job mobility on the average wage growth of job-movers in eastern Germany. The analysis is based on all employees subject to social insurance contributions working in eastern Germany in 2004. Using a statistical matching procedure combined with a...

Statements emphasizing the major contribution of the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) for net job creation are quite frequent. Concerning the current definition of SMEs provided by the European Commission (EC), this paper makes a first attempt to approximate SMEs’ contribution to net...

The paper deals with the analysis of causal effects of venture capital finance for new firms' growth. The crucial criterion for venture capitalists to invest in young firms is the expectation of growth of those investments. Hence, selection biases between the group of venture-backed firms and...