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Working Papers

2009

1. Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
   Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
2. Globalisation: Countries, Cities and Multinationals
   Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek View citations
3. High-Tech Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the U.S
   Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
4. Institutional Influences on strategic entrepreneurial Behaviours
   Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
5. The Good, the Bad, and the Talented: Entrepreneurial Talent and Other-Regarding Behavior
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics
   Also in Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek (2009)
6. The global entrepreneurship index (GEINDEX)
   Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek

2008

7. Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness Dynamics in Latin America
   Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek View citations
   See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2008)
8. Foundations of High Impact Entrepreneurship
   Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek View citations
9. Intellectual Property Rights and the Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship
   Working Papers, Utrecht School of Economics View citations
   Also in Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek (2008) View citations
10. Penetrating the Knowledge Filter in "Rust Belt" Economies
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
11. The Entrepreneurial Advantage of World Cities
    Scales Research Reports, EIM Business and Policy Research
12. The Entrepreneurial Advantage of World Cities - Evidence from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Data
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
13. What Does "Entrepreneurship" Data Really Show?
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek View citations
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2008)
14. What does"entrepreneurship"data really show ? a comparison of the global entrepreneurship monitor and World Bank group datasets
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2007

15. A Theory of Destructive Entrepreneurship
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek View citations
16. Born Local: Two Avenues to Internationalization
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek View citations
17. Creativity and Industrial Cities: A Case Study of Baltimore
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
    Also in Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group (2007)
18. Democratic Capitalism and Philanthropy in a Global Economy
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
19. Penetrating the Knowledge Filter in the Rust Belt
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
20. State of Literature on Small to Medium-Size Enterprises and Entrepreneurship in Low-Income Communities
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    See also Journal Article in Proceedings – Community Affairs Dept. Conferences (2006)
21. The Entrepreneurship-Philanthropy Nexus: Nonmarket Source of American Entrepreneurial Capitalism
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    Also in Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek (2007)
22. The Knowledge Filter, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
    Also in Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies (2007)
23. The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group (2005) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2009)
24. The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship and Foreign Direct Investment
    Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, Thueringer Universitaets- und Landesbibliothek
25. What is an Entrepreneurial Opportunity?
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2007)

2006

26. Could The Irish Miracle Be Repeated in Hungary?
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2007)
27. Employment effects of business dynamics: Mice, Gazelles and Elephants
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2008)
28. Growth and Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Assessment
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group (2005) View citations
29. The Determinants of New-firm Survival across Regional Economies
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations

2005

30. Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
31. The Entrepreneruship-Philanthropy Nexus: Implication for internationalization
    Working Paper Series in Economics and Institutions of Innovation, Royal Institute of Technology, CESIS - Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies
    Also in Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group (2004)

2004

32. Az uj vallalkozasok gazdasagra gyakorolt hatasainak vizsgalata nemzetközi összehasonlitasban
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group
33. Creativity and Entrepreneurship: A Regional Analysis of New Firm Formation
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    See also Journal Article in Regional Studies (2004)
34. Employment Growth and Entrepreneurial Activity in Cities
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    See also Journal Article in Regional Studies (2004)
35. Entrepreneurship, Agglomeration and Technological Change
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2005)
36. Entrepreneurship, geography and technological change
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
37. Job Creation and Persistence in Services and Manufacturing
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Evolutionary Economics (2004)
38. New Firm Survival and Human Capital
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group
39. Penetrating the "Knowledge Filter" in Regional Economies
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Annals of Regional Science (2005)
40. The Impact of Geographic Differences in Human Capital on Service Firm Formation Rates
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2004)
41. The Missing Link: The Knowledge Filter and Entrepreneurship in Endogenous Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

2003

42. Endogenous Growth and Entrepreneurial Activity in Cities
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations
43. Regional Innovation in the US over Space and Time
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations
44. The Geographic Concentration of New Firm Formation and Human Capital: Evidence from the Cities
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations

2000

45. Differences in Job Growth and Persistence in Services and Manufacturing
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations

1999

46. CES-WP-99-1 tables
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
47. High-Technology Employment and R&D in Cities: Heterogeneity vs Specialization
    CRIEFF Discussion Papers, Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the Firm
    See also Journal Article in The Annals of Regional Science (2002)
48. Job Flow Dynamics in the Service Sector
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations
49. MEASURES OF JOB FLOW DYNAMICS IN THE U.S.*
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations
50. Measures of Job Flow Dynamics in the U.S. Economy
    CRIEFF Discussion Papers, Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the Firm View citations

1998

51. Longitudinal Establishment And Enterprise Microdata (LEEM) Documentation
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations

1994

52. High Technology Employment and University R&D Spillovers: Evidence from US Cities
    CRIEFF Discussion Papers, Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the Firm View citations
53. Why Does the Self-Employment Rate Vary Across Countries and Over Time?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations

1993

54. A Constitution for Privatized Eastern Enterprise
    CRIEFF Discussion Papers, Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the Firm
55. U.S. High Technology Clusters
    CRIEFF Discussion Papers, Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the Firm

Undated

56. The Missing Link
    Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group View citations

Journal Articles

2009

1. In Partnership with The Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research
   Small Business Economics, 2009, 33, (2), 129-130
2. The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship
   Small Business Economics, 2009, 32, (1), 15-30 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

3. Employment effects of business dynamics: Mice, Gazelles and Elephants
   Small Business Economics, 2008, 30, (1), 85-100 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
4. Entrepreneurship and competitiveness dynamics in Latin America
   Small Business Economics, 2008, 31, (3), 305-322 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2008)
5. Entrepreneurship, economic development and institutions
   Small Business Economics, 2008, 31, (3), 219-234
6. Introduction: The startup process
   Estudios de Economia, 2008, 35, (2 Year 2008), 121-132
7. What does “entrepreneurship” data really show?
   Small Business Economics, 2008, 31, (3), 265-281 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

8. Could the Irish Miracle be Repeated in Hungary?
   Small Business Economics, 2007, 28, (2), 123-142 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
9. Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Public Policy
   Small Business Economics, 2007, 28, (2), 109-122 View citations
10. The determinants of new-firm survival across regional economies: The role of human capital stock and knowledge spillover
    Papers in Regional Science, 2007, 86, (3), 367-391
11. What is an Entrepreneurial Opportunity?
    Small Business Economics, 2007, 28, (4), 273-283 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

12. State of literature on small to medium-size enterprises and entrepreneurship in low-income communities
    Proceedings – Community Affairs Dept. Conferences, 2006, (Jul), 21-54
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2005

13. Entrepreneurship, Agglomeration and Technological Change
    Small Business Economics, 2005, 24, (3), 323-334 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
14. Penetrating the ``knowledge filter'' in regional economies
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2005, 39, (3), 439-456 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
15. The Infrastructure of Obesity and the Obesity Epidemic: Implications for Public Policy
    Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2005, 4, (3), 139-146

2004

16. Creativity and Entrepreneurship: A Regional Analysis of New Firm Formation
    Regional Studies, 2004, 38, (8), 879-891 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
17. Employment Growth and Entrepreneurial Activity in Cities
    Regional Studies, 2004, 38, (8), 911-927 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
18. Introduction: Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
    Regional Studies, 2004, 38, (8), 871-877 View citations
19. Job creation and persistence in services and manufacturing
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2004, 14, (3), 309-325 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
20. The impact of geographic differences in human capital on service firm formation rates
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2004, 56, (2), 244-278 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2002

21. Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy in American Capitalism
    Small Business Economics, 2002, 19, (3), 189-204 View citations
22. High-technology employment and R&D in cities: Heterogeneity vs specialization
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2002, 36, (3), 373-386 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
23. Introduction to Institutions, Entrepreneurship and Firm Growth: The Case of Sweden
    Small Business Economics, 2002, 19, (2), 63-67 View citations
24. Patents and innovation counts as measures of regional production of new knowledge
    Research Policy, 2002, 31, (7), 1069-1085 View citations
25. The Determinants of Regional Variation in New Firm Formation
    Regional Studies, 2002, 36, (1), 33-45 View citations

2001

26. Contrasting Two Models of Wealth Redistribution
    Small Business Economics, 2001, 16, (2), 63-74
27. introduction: Knowledge spill-overs, innovation and regional development
    Papers in Regional Science, 2001, 80, (3), 249-253

2000

28. research notes and comments: Geographic and sectoral characteristics of academic knowledge externalities
    Papers in Regional Science, 2000, 79, (4), 435-443

1999

29. The development and expansion of secondary markets for small business loans
    Proceedings, 1999, (Mar), 625-643 View citations

1998

30. High-Technology Employment Growth in Major U.S. Metropolitan Areas
    Small Business Economics, 1998, 10, (1), 47-59 View citations
31. The angel capital electronic network (ACE-Net)1
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 1998, 22, (6-8), 793-797

1997

32. Local Geographic Spillovers between University Research and High Technology Innovations
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1997, 42, (3), 422-448 View citations
33. Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Technology, and Globalization: Introduction to a Special Issue on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Global Economy
    Small Business Economics, 1997, 9, (1), 1-6 View citations
34. The Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Policy Perspective
    Small Business Economics, 1997, 9, (1), 7-20 View citations

1996

35. Innovation of Entrepreneurial Firms
    Small Business Economics, 1996, 8, (3), 203-18 View citations

1995

36. Symposium on Harrison's "Lean and Mean."
    Small Business Economics, 1995, 7, (5), 333-35 View citations

1994

37. A constitution for privatizing large Eastern enterprises
    The Economics of Transition, 1994, 2, (1), 83-94
38. Flexible technology and plant size U.S. manufacturing and metalworking industries
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1994, 12, (3), 359-372 View citations
39. New-Firm Startups, Technology, and Macroeconomic Fluctuations
    Small Business Economics, 1994, 6, (6), 439-49 View citations
40. R&D Spillovers and Recipient Firm Size
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1994, 76, (2), 336-40 View citations

1992

41. Real Effects of Academic Research: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (1), 363-67 View citations
42. The new institutional economics of the firm and lessons from Japan
    Japan and the World Economy, 1992, 4, (2), 129-143

1991

43. Innovation, firm size and corporate finance: An initial inquiry
    Economics Letters, 1991, 35, (3), 323-326 View citations

1990

44. The Determinants of Small-Firm Growth in U.S. Manufacturing
    Applied Economics, 1990, 22, (2), 143-53 View citations

1989

45. Inside the firm and organizational capital: A review article
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1989, 7, (2), 309-314
46. Patents as a Measure of Innovative Activity
    Kyklos, 1989, 42, (2), 171-80 View citations
47. Patents' Innovative Activity
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1989, 15, (4), 373-376
48. Small firms in U.S. manufacturing: A first report
    Economics Letters, 1989, 31, (4), 399-402 View citations
49. Small-Firm Entry in U.S. Manufacturing
    Economica, 1989, 56, (222), 255-65 View citations

1988

50. Innovation in Large and Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (4), 678-90 View citations
51. Small-firm mobility: A first report
    Economics Letters, 1988, 26, (3), 281-284
52. Testing the Schumpeterian Hypothesis
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1988, 14, (2), 129-140 View citations

1987

53. An empirical examination of small firm growth
    Economics Letters, 1987, 25, (4), 363-366
54. Innovation in large and small firms
    Economics Letters, 1987, 23, (1), 109-112 View citations
55. Innovation, Market Structure, and Firm Size
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 69, (4), 567-74 View citations

Books

1990

1. Innovation and Small Firms, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations

Editor

1. Small Business Economics
   Springer