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 …

development of wages and employment across skill groups, there is considerable disagreement to explain these trends, in particular …At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are …

stability of educational wage premia was justified by market forces. However, relative wages did not respond to negative net …

analyses of a uniform minimum wage. The model with worker and firm heterogeneity does not restrict the sign of employment … opportunity cost of employment. …

policy in economies with labor market rigidities. In an application to western Germany it is demonstrated that nonparametric …

This paper jointly analyses the consequences of adverse selection and signalling on entry wages of skilled employees … job applicants based on apprenticeship wages. It shows that post-apprenticeship employer changers are a negative selection … from the training firms’ point of view. Negative selection leads to lower average wages of employer changersin the first …

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 …

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 …