Empirical Essays on Institutional Determinants of Firm Entry and Exit

Doctoral thesis (2019)

This thesis is a collection of three essays investigating unintended and non-obvious effects of economic policy changes and established institutional systems on firm entry and exit. The first essay ... [more ▼]

This thesis is a collection of three essays investigating unintended and non-obvious effects of economic policy changes and established institutional systems on firm entry and exit. The first essay investigates the effect of personal preferences of insolvency trustees and judges on insolvency outcomes in Germany. The second essay reveals that governmental wage setting through minimum wages will not only affect dependent employees but also self-employment. In the third essay, introduction of high-speed internet effects on firm entries and exits are analyzed. [less ▲]