A Study of Academic Entrepreneurs Using Venture Capital Data

Junfu Zhang

No 2992, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Academic entrepreneurship has become an increasingly important channel through which universities contribute to economic development. This paper studies academic entrepreneurs using a comprehensive venture capital database. I find that about two-thirds of the academic entrepreneurs locate their businesses in the same state as their universities. National academy membership and number of faculty awards, measures of a university’s research quality, are the most significant variables in explaining the number of academic entrepreneurs from a university. In contrast, the abundance of venture capital near the university has no significant effect on academic entrepreneurship.

Keywords: university spin-off; academic entrepreneur; venture capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 pages
Date: 2007-08
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Published - published under the title 'Why Do Some U.S. Universities Generate More Venture-Backed Academic Entrepreneurs than Others?' in: Venture Capital, 2009, 11(2), 133-162

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