Employment Growth from Public Support of Innovation in Small Firms.

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Ch 1 - Introduction -- Ch 2 - Small B usiness Innovation Research Program -- Ch 3 - National Research Council Database -- Ch 4 - Project-Specific Employment Effects from SBIR Awards -- Ch 5 - Quantifying Long-Run Employment Growth from SBIR Funding -- Ch 6 - Factors Related to Employment Growth from SBIR Funding -- Ch 7 - The Exploitation of SBIR-Induced Intellectual Capital and Employment Growth -- Ch 8 - Conclusions -- Appendix A - Glossary of Variables and Descriptive Statistics -- Appendix B - Technical Appendix -- References -- Authors -- Index -- About the Institute.