The main objective in encouraging a more dynamic start-up market is to boost productivity and economic growth by strengthening business support networks and creating an environment that encourages and supports entrepreneurial activity.The benefits of dynamic start-up market extend beyond the...

Proposing a novel research design for firm-level impact studies, I investigate the effects of venture capital financing on corporate performance by applying a two-stage propensity score matching on Austrian micro-data. Controlling for differences in industry, location, legal status, size, age,...