We debate the motivation for and effectiveness of public policies to encourage individuals to become entrepreneurs. Reviewing established evidence we find that most western world policies do not greatly reduce or solve any market failures but instead waste taxpayers' money, encourage those...

Do University policies make a difference? -- Do knowledge conditions make a difference? Investment and ownership in German industries -- Does the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship hold for regions? -- Do Locational Spillovers Pay? Empirical Evidence from German IPO Data --...

In this book David Audretsch examines the impact of public policy in the entrepreneurial society and in ensuring that entrepreneurship continues to serve as a driving force for economic performance. -- Do university policies or knowledge conditions make a difference to entrepreneurship? Does...