recession periods, start-up incentives, and strict employment protection may be distorting the occupational choice against true …

Fostering and supporting start-up businesses by unemployed persons has become an increasingly important issue in many …,100 start-ups founded by unemployed persons in Germany. Individuals were subsidized under two different schemes, and we are able … to draw on extensive pre- and post-founding information concerning the characteristics of the business (start-up capital …

effectiveness of two start-up programs in East Germany. Our findings - even though partly preliminary - are rather promising …, showing that these programs increase employment chances and earnings of participants. Hence, start-up subsidies might work …

This study investigates firm survival and employment growth of start-ups by unemployed people in East and West Germany … considerably, which led to a sharp increase in the number of start-ups by the unemployed. The empirical analysis is based on a … sample of newly founded firms from the ZEW Firm Start-up Panel. The sample contains firms which were founded between 1993 and …

This study investigates firm survival and employment growth of start-ups by unemployed people in East and West Germany … considerably, which led to a sharp increase in the number of start-ups by the unemployed. The empirical analysis is based on a … sample of newly founded firms from the ZEW Firm Start-up Panel. The sample contains firms which were founded between 1993 and …

developed countries. Start-up subsidies can assist unemployed workers in setting up their own business. This option can be … because of group-specific labor market constraints or structural changes. Furthermore, start-up subsidies are potentially …

One of the main instruments which was introduced with the 'Hartz-Reforms' was a start-up subsidy called Me Inc. ('Ich … different target groups to start up their own business. Short- and medium-term prospects of both programmes were already … limited observation window. This study closes this research gap and provides evidence on the success of subsidized start …