entrepreneurship as a mechanism that reduces the knowledge filter. A cross-country regression analysis over the period 1981 …The intellectual breakthrough contributed by the new growth theory was the recognition that investments in knowledge … and human capital endogenously generate economic growth through the spillover of knowledge. Endogenous growth theory does …

. Entrepreneurs decide the number of layers of management and the knowledge and span of control of each agent. As a result, in the … mechanism, we develop a theory of an economy where firms with heterogeneous demands use labor and knowledge to produce … that, as a result of a bilateral trade liberalization, firms that export will increase the number of layers of management …

entrepreneurship literature is that opportunities are exogenous, the most prevalent theory of innovation in the economics literature … opportunity by developing a knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship. The basic argument is that knowledge created …Contemporary theories of entrepreneurship generally focus on the decision-making context of the individual. The …

, emphasizes knowledge as an economic object and, more generally, the economics of intellectual property rights. This paper argues …

knowledge. Three long-term outcomes emerge. First, a "Secularization" or "Western-European" regime with declining religiosity …, unimpeded science, a passive Church and high levels of taxes and transfers. Second, a "Theocratic" regime with knowledge …

efficiency; provides further insight into why Open Source Software is a successful model of innovation and development in digital …

potential suppliers generate and sell the most suitable innovation. Moreover, procurement by public agencies and large firms … consider a menu of procurement methods and policies for best procuring new knowledge and innovative products, discussing their … the degree of competition between suppliers, as well as other more practical indirect ways to stimulate innovation. We …

We study how complementarities and intellectual property rights affect the management of knowledge workers. The main …

where growth is driven by the innovative activity of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is risky and requires investments that … affect the steepness of the lifetime consumption profile. As a consequence, the occupational choice of entrepreneurship …

innovation to the financiers through patenting and prototyping activities, right in the early stages of the venture. We build a …