Affiliation:
1. University of Bergen, Norway
2. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University , USA
Abstract
Abstract
Using procurement auctions and register data, we find that temporary demand shocks have long-term effects for startups. Startups that win a procurement auction have 20$\%$ higher sales and employment and are more profitable than startups that narrowly lose an auction, even several years after the contract work has ended. There are no such effects for mature firms. The effects for startups are large: about 50$\%$ of the contract value is transmitted into long-term sales. Our analysis suggests learning-by-doing as a plausible mechanism. Overall, our results point to the importance of path dependence in shaping the long-term outcomes of startups.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Economics and Econometrics,Finance,Accounting
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