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 …

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 …

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 tests empirically the role of knowledge stocks to explain the regional distribution of Germany …

successful than single entrepreneurs? These questions are analysed using data on academic spinoffs in Germany. Firm success is … measured by employment growth. I find that team foundations have higher employment growth than single entrepreneurs. Team … heterogeneity in the academic origins of the founders do not play a significant role for the employment growth of academic spinoffs …

. Additionally the impact of having founded as a team is analyzed. Success is measured by employment growth. The findings suggest …

. Our empirical investigation rests upon a survey of more than 1,100 innovative firms in Germany. Our survey puts us in the …