only the end of unemployment for the new entrepreneur but also some further positive effects, e.g., direct job creation … allows us to analyze the characteristics which drive success of the businesses. While survival rates 2.5 years after business …

Turning unemployment into self-employment is a suitable alternative to traditional active labor market policies in many …

survival rates and little contribution to job creation, economic growth, and innovation. In this paper, we use a rich data set … who started from non-unemployment and did not receive the subsidy. The data allows us to analyze their business … performance up until 40 months after business formation. We find that formerly subsidized founders lag behind not only in survival …

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become a major focus of German active labour market policy (ALMP) in … recent years. If effective, this would not only reduce Germany?s persistently high unemployment rate, but also increase its …

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become a major focus of German active labour market policy (ALMP) in … recent years. If effective, this would not only reduce Germany’s persistently high unemployment rate, but also increase its …

Turning unemployment into self-employment has become a major focus of German active labour market policy (ALMP) in … recent years. If effective, this would not only reduce Germany's persistently high unemployment rate, but also increase its …

are limited and starting an own business is an opportunity to leave unemployment. However, the survival of firms in … well as a control group of unemployed who did not enter these programs. We add information on unemployment rates and GDP …