wages in start‐ups unambiguously predicts the existence and the direction of wage differentials between spin‐offs and non … to other high‐tech start‐ups. However, neither a comprehensive theoretical assessment nor the empirical literature on …. Using a unique linked employer‐employee data set of German high‐tech start‐ups, we estimate Mincer‐type wage regressions …

This paper jointly analyses the consequences of adverse selection and signalling on entry wages of skilled employees … job applicants based on apprenticeship wages. It shows that post-apprenticeship employer changers are a negative selection … from the training firms’ point of view. Negative selection leads to lower average wages of employer changersin the first …

development of wages and employment across skill groups, there is considerable disagreement to explain these trends, in particular …At the turn of the millennium three frequently cited potential causes of new challenges for wage policy in Germany are …

stability of educational wage premia was justified by market forces. However, relative wages did not respond to negative net …

the macroeconomic level, we draw special attention to the important distinction between product and consumption wages …, describe the development of various wage measures, labor productivity and unit labor costs in East Germany in relation to West … Germany, and relate these developments to the system of collective wage bargaining. At the microeconomic level, we describe …

matter for the generation of market novelties by new ventures. Using data about German start-ups, we find that there are no … start-ups by technically trained founders is best explored by hiring employees who are trained in business. However, a …

previous research. Using a large and representative sample of German start-ups, I show that worker replacement has negative …

survey", a rich German data set with information on 0.1 percent of all individuals employed in Germany in 1998/1999. We use a …