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William J. Baumol was one of the most prolific economists of his generation, analyzing a broad range of central economic issues addressing real problems of the world. In this essay, we present and critically evaluate Baumol's research contributions in entrepreneurship economics and point to...
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Innovation often takes place in entrepreneurial ecosystems. We use the history of the Silicon Valley venture capital …
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); innovation returns are modeled as following an ex ante known probability distribution. By assuming that innovation outcomes are …
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); innovation returns are modeled as following an ex ante known probability distribution. By assuming that innovation outcomes are …
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cost-efficient, long-term improvements, we identify the school system's capacity for knowledge-enhancing innovation as … considering evidence from regular markets that competition and the presence of for-profit actors should spur innovation. Our … analysis suggests that these factors are necessary but not sufficient conditions for innovation, tracing the obstacles to …
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widely recognized that the supply of entrepreneurial talent is likely to be important for economic growth, innovation and job …
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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....
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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...
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Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, and Change (Princeton University Press, 2013). The book is … laudable for its emphasis on innovation, for its discussion of what constitutes a good life, and Phelps' realization that true … the lack of empirical indicators actually showing that the rate of innovation has dropped are significant weaknesses …
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