Empirical analyses show that the employment effects of start-ups are highest in agglomerations, whereas moderately … employment effects of entry in agglomerations can, therefore, be regarded as a further kind of agglomeration benefit which has … contribute to the emergence of high-quality start-ups that are known to cause larger employment effects than other types of new …

We analyze different types of effects that new businesses may have on regional employment. We introduce different … measures for employment change by separating employment change in incumbent businesses and employment change in new businesses …. There are pronounced differences between regions with regard to the different employment effects. The average indirect …

Empirical analyses suggest that the employment creating effect of start-ups is highest in regions with a low level of … employment effect. In explaining these results, we assume that the average quality of regional start-ups decreases with the …

-term trends of entrepreneurial activity linked to regional performance in terms of employment, gross domestic product (GDP), and …

special focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. South Saxony has a long history of self-employment and knowledge generation …

This paper investigates the impact of new firms' quality on the magnitude of their employment effects. Our results … influences the direct and the overall employment contribution of new firms. In particular, start-ups in manufacturing industries … and in knowledge-intensive service industries make a larger direct contribution to employment than start-ups affiliated …