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Working Papers

2019

1. Self-selection of entrepreneurial firms in thin venture capital markets: Theory and empirical evidence
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (9)

2018

2. Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society, Small Business Economics, Springer (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2016

3. Cherry-picking or frog-kissing? A theoretical analysis of how investors select entrepreneurial ventures in thin venture capital markets
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (22)
   See also Journal Article Cherry-picking or frog-kissing? A theoretical analysis of how investors select entrepreneurial ventures in thin venture capital markets, Small Business Economics, Springer (2016) View citations (22) (2016)
4. From technological to symbolic innovation? Open source, Maker Movement and global demand for 3D printers
   Papers in Innovation Studies, Lund University, CIRCLE - Centre for Innovation Research View citations (3)

2013

5. The Imprinting of Founders' Human Capital on Entrepreneurial Venture Growth: Evidence from New Technology-Based Firms
   Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne View citations (1)
6. Venture capital investor type and the growth mode of new technology-based firms
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (33)
   See also Journal Article Venture capital investor type and the growth mode of new technology-based firms, Small Business Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (39) (2013)

2011

7. Venture capital financing and the growth of high-tech start-ups: Disentangling treatment from selection effects
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (141)
   See also Journal Article Venture capital financing and the growth of high-tech start-ups: Disentangling treatment from selection effects, Research Policy, Elsevier (2011) View citations (152) (2011)

2010

8. Another unconsidered sinister effect of indusrty-specific crises? On the possible emergence of adverse selection phenomena on the survival of entrepreneurial ventures
   DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE) View citations (2)

2009

9. On the determinants of the degree of openness of Open Source firms: An entry model
   DISCE - Quaderni dell'Istituto di Economia e Finanza, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche (DISCE) View citations (4)
10. When things get tough do the tough get going? Founders' pre-entry work experience and high-tech start-up survival during an industry crisis
    CEI Working Paper Series, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Do incubatees form more alliances? Nature of the alliance and start-up ownership as contingencies
   Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2025, 34, (5), 797-815

2024

2. Artificial intelligence and shapeshifting capitalism
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2024, 34, (2), 303-318 View citations (1)
3. Does writing a business plan still matter for searching and obtaining external equity finance?
   Venture Capital, 2024, 26, (1), 47-73
4. Early-stage start-up hiring: the interplay between start-ups’ initial resources and innovation orientation
   Small Business Economics, 2024, 62, (4), 1641-1668

2023

5. Bridges over troubled water: Incubators and start-ups’ alliances
   Technovation, 2023, 121, (C) View citations (6)
6. Emerging challenges in competition policy and regulation
   Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2023, 50, (2), 221-225
7. Industrial policy, innovative entrepreneurship, and the human capital of founders
   Small Business Economics, 2023, 60, (2), 707-728 View citations (5)
8. Talking about a revolution? Costly and costless signals and the role of innovativeness in equity crowdfunding
   Journal of Small Business Management, 2023, 61, (2), 831-862 View citations (5)
9. Technology adoption and upskilling in the wake of Industry 4.0
   Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023, 187, (C) View citations (5)

2021

10. Technological paradigms and the power of convergence
    (Demand heterogeneity and technology evolution: implications for product and process innovation)
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2021, 30, (6), 1633-1654 View citations (3)
11. The innovation complex: cities, tech, and the new economy
    Regional Studies, 2021, 55, (2), 371-372

2020

12. A close look at the contingencies of founders’ effect on venture performance
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2020, 29, (4), 997-1020 View citations (7)
13. Innovative start-ups and policy initiatives
    Research Policy, 2020, 49, (10) View citations (51)
14. To what extent do young innovative companies take advantage of policy support to enact innovation appropriation mechanisms?
    Research Policy, 2020, 49, (10) View citations (16)

2019

15. Entrepreneurship policy and the financing of young innovative companies: Evidence from the Italian Startup Act
    Research Policy, 2019, 48, (9), - View citations (39)
16. INSTITUTIONAL DETERMINANTS OF VENTURE CAPITAL ACTIVITY: AN EMPIRICALLY DRIVEN LITERATURE REVIEW AND A RESEARCH AGENDA
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 2019, 33, (4), 1094-1122 View citations (11)
17. Price elasticity of water demand considering scarcity and attitudes
    Utilities Policy, 2019, 59, (C), - View citations (5)
18. There must be an angel? Local financial markets, business angels and the financing of innovative start-ups
    Regional Studies, 2019, 53, (5), 620-629 View citations (11)
19. Why do entrepreneurs refuse venture capital?
    Industry and Innovation, 2019, 26, (6), 619-642 View citations (2)

2018

20. Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society
    Small Business Economics, 2018, 51, (2), 279-291 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society, Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
21. Selective subsidies, entrepreneurial founders' human capital, and access to R&D alliances
    Research Policy, 2018, 47, (10), 1945-1963 View citations (18)
22. Sowing the seeds of the future: Policies for financing tomorrow's innovations
    Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2018, 127, (C), 1-7 View citations (10)
23. The role of institutional pressures in the introduction of energy‐efficiency innovations
    Business Strategy and the Environment, 2018, 27, (8), 1245-1257 View citations (23)
24. Venture capital in Europe: social capital, formal institutions and mediation effects
    Small Business Economics, 2018, 51, (2), 393-410 View citations (16)

2017

25. Governmental and independent venture capital investments in Europe: A firm-level performance analysis
    Journal of Corporate Finance, 2017, 42, (C), 439-459 View citations (114)
26. Should I stay or should I go? Founder’s decision to leave an entrepreneurial venture during an industrial crisis
    Industry and Innovation, 2017, 24, (2), 97-121
27. The energy-efficient transformation of EU business enterprises: Adapting policies to contextual factors
    Energy Policy, 2017, 109, (C), 49-58 View citations (6)

2016

28. Cherry-picking or frog-kissing? A theoretical analysis of how investors select entrepreneurial ventures in thin venture capital markets
    Small Business Economics, 2016, 46, (3), 391-405 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Cherry-picking or frog-kissing? A theoretical analysis of how investors select entrepreneurial ventures in thin venture capital markets, Post-Print (2016) View citations (22) (2016)

2015

29. New technology-based firms in Europe: market penetration, public venture capital, and timing of investment
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2015, 24, (5), 1109-1148 View citations (40)

2014

30. Government, venture capital and the growth of European high-tech entrepreneurial firms
    Research Policy, 2014, 43, (9), 1523-1543 View citations (136)
31. High-Tech Entrepreneurship in Europe: A Heuristic Firm Growth Model and Three "(Un-)easy Pieces" for Policy-Making
    Industry and Innovation, 2014, 21, (4), 267-284 View citations (15)
32. Network Externalities, Incumbent’s Competitive Advantage and the Degree of Openness of Software Start-Ups
    Computational Economics, 2014, 44, (2), 175-200
33. Venture capital enters academia: an analysis of university-managed funds
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2014, 39, (5), 688-715 View citations (27)

2013

34. Public subsidies and the employment growth of high-tech start-ups: assessing the impact of selective and automatic support schemes
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2013, 22, (5), 1273-1314 View citations (29)
35. The Creation of A Middle‐Management Level by Entrepreneurial Ventures: Testing Economic Theories of Organizational Design
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2013, 22, (2), 390-422 View citations (19)
36. Venture capital investor type and the growth mode of new technology-based firms
    Small Business Economics, 2013, 40, (3), 527-552 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Venture capital investor type and the growth mode of new technology-based firms, Post-Print (2013) View citations (33) (2013)

2011

37. L?effetto moderatore delle caratteristiche dei partner sulle performance delle giovani imprese ad alta tecnologia
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2011, 2011/3, (3), 77-103
38. Municipal Enterprises: Political Interference or Management Discretion?
    L'industria, 2011, (1), 69-92
39. R&D subsidies and the performance of high-tech start-ups
    Economics Letters, 2011, 112, (1), 97-99 View citations (64)
40. The Creation of High-Tech Entrepreneurial Ventures at the Local Level: The Role of Local Competences and Communication Infrastructures
    Industry and Innovation, 2011, 18, (6), 563-580 View citations (17)
41. The Enlargement of the Managerial Ranks of Entrepreneurial Ventures: The Case of High-Tech Start-Ups
    L'industria, 2011, (3), 513-538 View citations (1)
42. Venture capital financing and the growth of high-tech start-ups: Disentangling treatment from selection effects
    Research Policy, 2011, 40, (7), 1028-1043 View citations (152)
    See also Working Paper Venture capital financing and the growth of high-tech start-ups: Disentangling treatment from selection effects, Post-Print (2011) View citations (141) (2011)

2010

43. Finanziamento tramite venture capital e crescita delle giovani imprese high-tech: un'analisi longitudinale sul ruolo della tipologia di investitore
    Rivista italiana degli economisti, 2010, (3), 433
44. Firm dissolution in high-tech sectors: An analysis of closure and M&A
    Economics Letters, 2010, 109, (1), 14-16 View citations (9)
45. Is there a relationship between public expenditures in energy R&D and carbon emissions per GDP? An empirical investigation
    Energy Policy, 2010, 38, (10), 5600-5613 View citations (86)
46. On growth drivers of high-tech start-ups: Exploring the role of founders' human capital and venture capital
    Journal of Business Venturing, 2010, 25, (6), 610-626 View citations (248)
47. The effects of human and infrastructural capital on the entry rates of new technology-based firms at the local level
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2010, 2010/4, (4), 9-37

2009

48. Esperienza lavorativa dei fondatori e sopravvivenza delle giovani imprese high-tech in mercati in crisi
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2009, 36, (3), 41-61

2008

49. Capitale umano a confronto: le assunzioni di ingegneri in Italia
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2008, 2008/2, (2), 42-49 View citations (1)
50. Firm Growth in High-tech Sectors: The Impact of Founders' Human Capital and Access to Venture Capital Financing
    L'industria, 2008, (1), 85-116

2007

51. Funding Gaps? Access To Bank Loans By High-Tech Start-Ups
    Small Business Economics, 2007, 29, (1), 25-46 View citations (117)
52. High-tech Start-up Access to Public Funds and Venture Capital: Evidence from Italy
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2007, 21, (3), 381-402 View citations (7)
53. Service quality in the electricity industry: The role of privatization and managerial behavior
    Energy Policy, 2007, 35, (12), 6212-6224 View citations (18)
54. The Alliances of New-Technology Based Firms: the Role of Sponsors
    L'industria, 2007, (1), 65-110

2006

55. In search of complementary assets: The determinants of alliance formation of high-tech start-ups
    Research Policy, 2006, 35, (8), 1166-1199 View citations (117)
56. Politiche per l'innovazione e cambiamento strutturale in Italia
    L'industria, 2006, (2), 365-396 View citations (1)

2005

57. Founders' human capital and the growth of new technology-based firms: A competence-based view
    Research Policy, 2005, 34, (6), 795-816 View citations (381)
58. Internet start-ups access to the bank loan market: evidence from Italy
    Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (3), 293-305 View citations (4)
59. L'accesso al credito bancario da parte delle start-up tecnologiche italiane
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2005, 95, (3), 165-218 View citations (1)
60. Le giovani imprese italiane ad alta tecnologia: fatti stilizzati e implicazioni di politica tecnologica
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2005, 2005/1, (1)
61. Start-up size: The role of external financing
    Economics Letters, 2005, 88, (2), 243-250 View citations (26)
    Also in Economics Letters, 2006, 90, (1), 148-148 (2006)

2004

62. Entrepreneurs' human capital and the start-up size of new technology-based firms
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2004, 22, (8-9), 1183-1211 View citations (115)
63. L'internazionalizzazione attiva e passiva in Italia nel settore delle utilities
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2004, 2004/123, (123)

2003

64. La dimensione iniziale delle nuove imprese ad alta tecnologia: il ruolo del capitale umano e delle fonti di finanziamento
    ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE, 2003, 2003/119, (119)

Undated

65. Special tariffs to promote fixed telephony penetration: reflections from the UK experience during the 1990s
    Telecommunications Policy, 28, (3-4), 295-308 View citations (1)
66. Technology policy for the knowledge economy: Public support to young ICT service firms
    Telecommunications Policy, 31, (10-11), 573-591 View citations (4)

Edited books

2011

1. Science and Innovation Policy for the New Knowledge Economy
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (24)

Chapters

2011

1. Econometric Evaluation of Public Policies for Science and Innovation: A Brief Guide to Practice
   Chapter 3 in Science and Innovation Policy for the New Knowledge Economy, 2011 View citations (3)

2009

2. The Diffusion of Broadband-Based Applications Among Italian Small and Medium Enterprises
   Springer
3. Venture Capital Financing and the Growth of New Technology-Based Firms: Correcting for Sample Self-Selection
   Springer View citations (1)

2007

4. Young firm growth in high-tech sectors: The role of founders’ human capital
   Springer View citations (2)