The recent 'scientification' of commercial technology has brought the interface between universities and industry into sharp focus. In particular, academic entrepreneurship, i.e., the variety of ways in which academics take direct part in the commercialization of research, is widely discussed....

Zusammenfassung In dieser Arbeit werden die verschiedenen Anreize für Manager zur Durchführung von Innovationsprojekten im Vergleich zu denjenigen von Unternehmenseignern untersucht. Für einen Manager bestehen gegenläufige Anreize Innovationen intensiver oder weniger intensiv zu verfolgen...

Previous research, notably Baumol (1990), has highlighted the role of insti-tutions in channeling entrepreneurial supply into productive, unproductive or destructive activities. However, entrepreneurship is not only influenced by institutions—entrepreneurs often help shape institutions...

The Swedish economy has developed rapidly since the mid-1990s relative to most comparable countries, in particular relative to almost all other EU-15 countries. We investigate two policy areas that are believed to have been important for the strong economic development in Sweden during the last...