This paper examines how local-level policies can strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation in the region of … focus are on skills development, entrepreneurship development and knowledge exchange for local economic development. A …

We estimate differences in innovation behavior between foreign versus U.S.-born entrepreneurs in high-tech industries … characteristics and innovation activities. We find uniformly higher rates of innovation in immigrant-owned firms for 15 of 16 … different innovation measures; the only exception is for copyright/trademark. The immigrant advantage holds for older firms as …

IPR---affect the investment in knowledge capital when contracts are not enforceable. These barriers lower the competition … for human capital and reduce the incentive to accumulate knowledge. We show in a dynamic general equilibrium model that …

How does firm entry affect innovation incentives and productivity growth in incumbent firms? Micro-data suggests that … threat spurs innovation incentives in sectors close to the technological frontier--successful innovation allows incumbents to … prevent entry. In laggard sectors it discourages innovation--increased entry threat reduces incumbents' expected rents from …