Zusammenfassung In diesem Papier werden kausale Effekte öffentlicher Förderprogramme für Unternehmensgründungen untersucht, welche die Deutsche Ausgleichsbank (DtA) verwaltet. Die Analysen basieren auf einem Datensatz, der durch die Verknüpfung des Datenbestands der DtA zu allen...

How does firm entry affect innovation incentives and productivity growth in incumbent firms? Micro-data suggests that there is heterogeneity across industries--incumbents in technologically advanced industries react positively to foreign firm entry, but not in laggard industries. To explain this...

How does entry affect productivity growth of incumbents? In this paper we exploit policy reforms in the United Kingdom that changed entry conditions by opening up the U.K. economy during the 1980s and panel data on British establishments to shed light on this question. We show that more entry,...