Entrepreneurial inputs and outcomes new studies of entrepreneurship in the United States

The performance of economies depends upon entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs identify new opportunities, implement new technologies, provide new products and services, and generally, make an economy vibrant. Yet, little is understood of the institutional structure that supports entrepreneurship or of t...

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Other Authors Libecap, Gary D.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, 2001.
Edition1st ed.
SeriesAdvances in the study of entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth ; v. 13.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849501231
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xiv, 348 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Does venture capital spur innovation? / Samuel Kortum, Josh Lerner
  • The effects of strengthening patent rights on firms engaged in cumulative innovation : insights from the semiconductor industry / Rosemarie Ham Ziedonis, Bronwyn H. Hall
  • The role and experience of start-ups in commercializing university inventions : startup licensees at the University of California / Robert A. Lowe
  • Minority and female entrepreneurship / Pat Roberson-Saunders
  • The invisible hand and economic progress / Randall G. Holcombe
  • Innovative upstream investments and input supply contracts / Joe Kerkvliet, Jason F. Shogren
  • Commitment signals in the interaction between business angels and entrepreneurs / Dev Prasad, George S. Vozikis, Gary Bruton
  • Entrepreneurial financing, savings, and mobility / Vincezo Quadrini
  • Collusion and collective action in the patent system : a proposal for patent bounties / John R. Thomas
  • Introduction / Gary D. Libecap.