Refereed Journals

  1. Refereed Journal // 2010

    Characteristics and Determinants of Start-ups from Unemployment: Evidence from German Micro Data

    The study empirically analyzes the chazacteristics and determinants ofstart-ups from unemployment in Germany. Individual unemployment is shown to be an important push-factor for the transition to…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2010

    Specialized Search and Innovation Performance – Evidence Across Europe

    Searching for external knowledge has frequently been characterized as crucial for firm success. However, little is known about how the direction of search strategies influences innovation performance. In this…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2010

    Unemployment persistence: Is there evidence for stigma effects?

    We present evidence for a highly significant interaction between state dependence in individual unemployment risk and the business cycle. The disadvantage from having been unemployed in the previous period is…