By addressing the effectiveness of entrepreneurship policy this paper attempts to fill a gap in the literature. By using a dataset of highly innovative start-ups in the East German state of Thuringia the impact of R&D subsidies on start-ups? employment growth and their patent output is analyzed....

India has pursed a policy of economic growth with technological self-reliance rightthrough the 1950s when she embarked on a planned form of development. Two industriesthat were targeted especially was the manufacturing of drugs and telecommunicationsequipments. However the final outcomes have...