Entrepreneurs are those who take initiative and work tirelessly to turn their business ideas into viable, successful companies through innovation. Understanding entrepreneurial behaviour is essential to comprehend how entrepreneurs establish, promote, and expand new businesses. This study...

This paper investigates whether entrepreneurs with technical education are more innovative in high-tech industries than economists ('nerd effect'). To analyze this question, we examine the KfW/ZEW Start-Up Panel between 2007 and 2008. Two independent OLS regressions are conducted for...