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Demand vs. Supply Driven Innovations: US and Swedish Experiences in Academic Entrepreneurship
Goldfarb, Brent; Henrekson, Magnus; Rosenberg, Nathan - Economics Institute for Research (SIR), … - 2001
Measured by per-capita publication measures, Sweden is an academic powerhouse. Hence, its inability to commercialize on these accomplishments is a puzzle. This paper attributes this failure to the top-down nature of Swedish policies aimed at commercializing these innovations as well as an...
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An Innovation Policy Framework: Bridging the Gap between Industrial Dynamics and Growth
Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2015
of highly valued products. In so doing, we suggest an innovation policy framework based on two pillars: (i) the … economy. We argue that the latter area has been overlooked in the policy discussion and that a coherent innovation policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011118578
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An Innovation Policy Framework: Bridging the gap between industrial dynamics and growth
Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation … - 2015
of highly valued products. In so doing, we suggest an innovation policy framework based on two pillars: (i) the … economy. We argue that the latter area has been overlooked in the policy discussion and that a coherent innovation policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011118584
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Entrepreneurship, innovation, and human flourishing
Henrekson, Magnus - In: Small Business Economics 43 (2014) 3, pp. 511-528
This essay uses Edmund Phelps’ new book Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, and Change … (Phelps <CitationRef CitationID="CR67">2013</CitationRef>) as inspiration to discuss innovation and entrepreneurship. The book … niggardly evaluation of European innovation, and the lack of convincing empirical evidence for the claim that the rate of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010988531
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Entrepreneurship and the theory of taxation
Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - In: Small Business Economics 37 (2011) 2, pp. 167-185
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Product Market Reforms and Incentives to Innovate in Sweden
Edquist, Harald; Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2013
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010729195
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Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Economic Dynamism: Lessons from a Comparison of the United States and Sweden
Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012
deemed to be of particular importance for entrepreneurship, innovation-based firm growth and its ensuing impact on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010643158
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Competencies and Institutions Fostering High-growth Firms
Henrekson, Magnus; Johansson, Dan - Ratioinstitutet - 2008
High-growth firms (HGFs) are critical for net job creation and economic growth. We analyze HGFs using the theory of competence blocs, linking firm growth to property rights and the interaction of complementary expertise. Specifically, we discuss how the institutional framework affects the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005642466
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Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Economic Dynamism: Lessons from a Comparison of the United States and Sweden
Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Henrekson, Magnus - Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum - 2013
particular importance for entrepreneurship, innovation-based firm growth and its ensuing impact on the economy. Particular …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010616688
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Small Business Activity Does not Measure Entrepreneurship
Henrekson, Magnus; Sanandaji, Tino - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2013
Entrepreneurship policy mainly aims to promote innovative “Schumpeterian” entrepreneurship. However, the rate of entrepreneurship is commonly proxied using quantity-based metrics, such as small business activity, the self-employment rate or the number of startups. We argue that those metrics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818543