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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Albert, Christoph, 1988- author Caggese, Andrea author 2020-05-25T09:26:57Z 2020-05-25T09:26:57Z 2018-12-14 2020-05-25T09:25:45Z We analyze a multi-year, multi-country entrepreneurship survey with more than one million observations to identify startups with low- and high growth potential, and we confirm the validity of these ex-ante measures with ex post firm-level information on employment growth. We find that negative aggregate financial shocks reduce all startup types, but their effect is significantly stronger for startups with high growth potential, especially when GDP growth is low. Our results uncover a new composition of entry channel that significantly reduces employment growth and is potentially important for explaining slow recoveries after financial crises. financial crisis entrepreneurship Finance and Accounting Cyclical fluctuations, financial shocks, and the entry of fast-growing entrepreneurial startups