This paper provides evidence that the effect of agglomeration externalities on survival is moderated by the start …-up's innovative behavior. It is shown that localization externalities are prevalent particularly in non-high-tech environments and …

The paper provides novel empirical evidence about the effects of spatial externalities on the survival of innovative … robust to the modifiable areal unit problem. Estimates of spatial externalities are obtained through survival regression … and strength of agglomeration externalities depend on the firm's life cycle. In particular, an interesting stylized fact …

between innovation and growth in young firms. To this end, this paper develops an augmented YIC categorization that also … includes non-R&D innovators and young firms that conduct R&D but have not yet brought an innovation to the market. Using panel …-R&Doriented YICs, typically focused on the 'Learning by Doing, Using, and Interacting' (DUI) mode of innovation, exhibit a distinct …

thanks to their ability in undertaking technological innovation, few empirical studies have explicitly addressed this issue …. This article examines the innovation-employment nexus for start-ups using the Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS), a unique … regressions indicate an overall positive but heterogeneous effect of innovation activities on the conditional employment growth …