This book offers a new explanation why venture capital in investments differ substantially between countries. Recent literature has attributed these differences to differences in the financial architecture and tax regulations. By contrast, this book shows by using simulations of a general...

Based on interviews, conjoint analyses, and patent databases, the role of patents in venture capital financing is empirically investigated. For practitioners and academics alike this dissertation provides many novel insights on how the importance of patents differs between regions, industries,...

Immigrants account for about a quarter of US invention and entrepreneurship despite a policy environment that is not well suited for these purposes. This chapter reviews the U.S. immigration policy environment that governs how skilled migrants move to America for employment-based purposes. We...