This three-essay dissertation analyzes the impact of U.S. state government R&D investments on small business innovation. Essay one identifies and classifies the portfolio of state programs designed to enhance the federal SBIR program. It includes an empirical assessment of antecedent factors...

US State governments invest in early-stage innovative activity as an economic development strategy. Nevertheless, attention directed at the public sector's role in this capacity has been placed on federal policy actions overlooking the growing role of states. The primary aims of this paper are...