The purpose of this volume is to analyze the microfoundations of knowledge spillovers. The microeconomic analysis of spillovers leads to the insight that the spillover and flow of knowledge is not at all automatic. Instead, this volume suggests that a filter exists between knowledge and its...

By serving as a conduit for knowledge spillovers, entrepreneurship is the missing link between investments in new knowledge and economic growth. The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship provides not just an explanation of why entrepreneurship has become more prevalent as the factor of...

1. Introduction / David B. Audretsch, Christopher S. Hayter and Albert N. Link -- 2. Academic entrepreneurship / Damien Organ -- 3. Backdoor entrepreneurship / Gideon D. Markman -- 4. Bootstrapping finance / Hans Landström -- 5. Culture and innovation / Andrew J. Nelson and Stefano Cazzago --...

Understanding Entrepreneurship Across Countries and Over Time -- An Eclectic Theory of Entrepreneurship: Policies, Institutions and Culture -- Determinants of Entrepreneurship in France -- Determinants of Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands -- Determinants of Entrepreneurship in Germany --...