entrepreneurship literature is that opportunities are exogenous, the most prevalent theory of innovation in the economics literature … opportunity by developing a knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship. The basic argument is that knowledge created … endogenously via R&D results in knowledge spillovers. Such spillovers give rise to opportunities to be identified and exploited by …

The intellectual breakthrough contributed by the new growth theory was the recognition that investments in knowledge … and human capital endogenously generate economic growth through the spillover of knowledge. Endogenous growth theory does … not explain how or why spillovers occur. The missing link is the mechanism converting knowledge into economically relevant …

consecutive surveys of the respondents provide data about their stated knowledge of 23 wildlife species present in tropical …’ stated knowledge of the species is compared with their willingness to pay for species’ conservation, and relevant inferences … are drawn. When the respondents’ knowledge of the species is experimentally increased in a balanced way, it is found to …

history and threats to it. Three serial surveys of Brisbane residents provide data on the knowledge of respondents about the … and relevant public policies and about variations in these factors as the knowledge of participants of the mahogany glider …

likeability of the species, their degree of endangerment, ethical considerations as well as knowledge are examined and found to be …

This paper explores the relationship between knowledge creation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in the United … States over the last 150 years. According to the "new growth theory", investments in knowledge and human capital generate … economic growth via spillovers of knowledge. But the theory does not explain how or why spillovers occur, or why large …

Examines the influence of respondents’ knowledge of wildlife species on their willingness to pay for conservation of … experiment in which their knowledge of a selected set of wildlife species was increased. The species selected were Australian … anticipated to be well known. Respondents rated their knowledge of each species on a Likert scale, and changes in their average …

Provides empirical evidence of significant lack of relevant knowledge of some public goods and experiential commodities …