We review the extensive literature since 2000 on the personality traits of entrepreneurs. We
first consider baseline personality traits like the Big-5 model, self-efficacy and …

This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and
innovation. We first describe the conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation …

Student start-ups are a significant part of overall university entrepreneurship. Yet, we know
little about the determinants of this type of start-ups and, specifically, the relevance of context …

Despite the omnipresent reach of the Internet, evidence exists that geography matters in
crowdfunding. This paper shows that some salient characteristics of the geographical area …

We study entrepreneurship and growth through the lens of US cities. Initial entrepreneurship
correlates strongly with urban employment growth, but endogeneity bedevils interpretation …

This paper investigates the contribution of small firms to employment, job creation, and
growth in developing countries. While small firms (< 20 employees) have the smallest share …

This paper reviews recent academic work on the spatial concentration of entrepreneurship
and innovation in the United States. We discuss rationales for the agglomeration of these …

Firms are more productive, on average, in larger cities. Two main explanations have been
offered: firm selection (larger cities toughen competition, allowing only the most productive to …

We build an endogenous growth model to analyze the relationships between taxation,
corruption, and economic growth. Entrepreneurs lie at the center of the model and face …

We document geographic concentration by both venture capital firms and venture capital-
financed companies in three metropolitan areas: San Francisco, Boston, and New York. We …