Employment stability in newly founded firms: a matching approach using linked employer-employee data from Germany

Schnabel C, Kohaut S, Brixy U (2011)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2011

Journal

Small Business Economics Springer Verlag (Germany)

Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany)

Book Volume: 36

Pages Range: 85-100

Abstract

Using a linked employer-employee dataset and taking the perspective of individuals rather than firms, this paper analyzes some effects of joining startups. We show that entrants in new firms differ from those joining incumbent firms, and we use a matching approach to compare a group of employees joining new firms in 1995/1996 with a control group entering incumbent firms. Our results indicate that individuals' employment stability was higher in incumbent than in newly founded firms, while their risk of becoming unemployed was lower. In particular in eastern Germany, joining firms that were older than 6 years improved individuals' employment prospects. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Authors with CRIS profile

Claus Schnabel Lehrstuhl für Volkswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Arbeitsmarkt- und Regionalpolitik

Involved external institutions

Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB) der Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Schnabel, C., Kohaut, S., & Brixy, U. (2011). Employment stability in newly founded firms: a matching approach using linked employer-employee data from Germany. Small Business Economics, 36, 85-100.

MLA:

Schnabel, Claus, Susanne Kohaut, and Udo Brixy. "Employment stability in newly founded firms: a matching approach using linked employer-employee data from Germany." Small Business Economics 36 (2011): 85-100.

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