startup characteristics to forecast the performance of newly started enterprises over a five years' time horizon. The … performance outcomes we consider are involuntary exit, above-average employment growth, a return on assets of above 20 percent … predict startup performance with either high or very high accuracy with the exception of high returns on assets where …

startup characteristics to forecast the performance of newly started enterprises over a five years' time horizon. The … performance outcomes we consider are involuntary exit, above{average employment growth, a return on assets of above 20 percent … predict startup performance with either high or very high accuracy with the exception of high returns on assets where …

entry, performance, and survival. Using propensity score matching, we compare three Swedish cohorts from Junior Achievement …

of prediction using "big data". In this paper, our over-arching question is whether such "big data" are useful for … approaches, and benchmark econometric models; and all used in the prediction of 11 key macroeconomic variables relevant for … forms of shrinkage. For example, SPCA yields MSFE-best prediction models in many cases, particularly when coupled with …