The paper deals with the question which determinants can explain regional differences in the number of start-ups in Austrian and Western German districts when observing the business related service sector. We separate our sample in firms operating in knowledge intensive sectors and start-ups...

Auch im Ruhrgebiet sind Anzeichen einer regionalen Häufung von Biotechnologie-Gründern zu beobachten. In qualitativer Hinsicht ist das Ruhrgebiet wenig attraktiv für Gründer aus anderen Regionen und solchen mit hohem Innovationspotenzial. Das Ruhrgebiet hat bisher keine einzige...

The paper analyses the impact of venture capital finance on growth and innovation activities of young German firms. Among other variables, our panel of firm data includes data on venture capital funding and patent applications. With statistical matching procedures we draw an adequate control...

The paper tests empirically the role of knowledge stocks to explain the regional distribution of Germany’s biotechnology founders. We present an unique approach to highlight the role of knowledge spillovers as we differentiate according the local embeddedness and research affinity of founders....