The purpose of this paper is to introduce a series of articles on the linksbetween innovation, the evolution of industry and employment. These relationsprovide the building blocks of a new industrial policy. The articles areincluded in Innovation, Industry Evolution and Employment published by...

Examines the role of innovation in quickly evolving, turbulent industrial markets in the United States. Longitudinal data for more than 4.5 million U.S. businesses between 1976 and 1986 - found in the United States Small Business Data Base - are used to analyze the startup, survival, and overall...