structure). We also show that the dynamics of financing matter for the growth path of the firms. …

This paper analyzes in how far immigration affects firm formation at the regional level. For this purpose, we exploit a … placement policy in Germany in the 1990s for immigrants of German origin from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Our … panel regressions suggest that immigration had a positive impact on regional firm formation. The most likely mechanisms …

-term program effects on the survival chances and the average annual employment growth rates of assisted firms. In order to estimate … effects of public assistance on the survival chances and the average annual employment growth rates of young German firms. …

This paper analyzes the medium-term growth performance of firms that exclusively received start-up assistance from … interview data). The empirical analysis shows that firms receiving assistance perform better in terms of employment growth over …