wages in start‐ups unambiguously predicts the existence and the direction of wage differentials between spin‐offs and non … to other high‐tech start‐ups. However, neither a comprehensive theoretical assessment nor the empirical literature on …. Using a unique linked employer‐employee data set of German high‐tech start‐ups, we estimate Mincer‐type wage regressions …

matter for the generation of market novelties by new ventures. Using data about German start-ups, we find that there are no … start-ups by technically trained founders is best explored by hiring employees who are trained in business. However, a …

previous research. Using a large and representative sample of German start-ups, I show that worker replacement has negative …

We investigate the workforce heterogeneity of startups with respect to education, age and wages. Our explorative study … holds both for non-knowledge-based and, to a lesser extent, knowledge-based startups. This seems surprising since a vast …). We also document that workforces become more heterogeneous over time - startups add workers with skills different from …

startup employment growth. We argue that “scientific absorptive capacity” at the startup is critical for reaping the benefits … employment contribution from startup firms and attribute those employment gains to university research alliances and other … university connections. We find significant contributions to employment growth from university research alliances and other …

entrepreneurial success, founders' human capital is an important determinant of firm's employment growth as well. This paper … investigates if the depreciation of a founder's academic knowledge affects a start-up's employment growth. The depreciation of … university until the start-up is founded on firm's employment growth. Using quantile regressions, human capital depreciation is …

general as well as in technology- and knowledge-intensive subsectors. We compare Germany and Portugal which exhibit, though EU … results for Germany reveal exactly the opposite effect. These results suggest that both specialization and diversity theories …

experience and managerial experience gained in dependent employment support a higher start-up size. Altogether, specific human … larger than others when measuring initial employment in full-time equivalents. We do not observe a significant effect on … new market opportunities as well as spin-out entrepreneurship exhibit a higher initial size while start-ups established …

In Deutschland werden vielfach hohe Anforderungen an die berufliche Qualifikation von Existenzgründern gestellt. Im …This study investigates the determinants of self-employment and the effects of continuous vocational training among new … self-employed and job movers. The analysis is based on a cross section of individual data for West Germany in 1991 …

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