The aim of this study is to test the multidimensional construct of the Entrepreneurial University (EU), and therefore to confirm whether EU factors make a positive contribution to regional competitiveness. Data were collected from ten Portuguese Public Universities (PPUs) through a...

This paper contributes to the understanding of how small firms are organized and managed. We develop and test a simple empirical entrepreneur-worker matching model in small firms where individual skills play a central role. The model contemplates the existence of complementarities between...

We examine the effects of new business formation in a region on subsequent employment growth in that region, observing in particular the effects of different kinds of start-ups on employment change, and the lag structure of these effects. The study partitions entry rates into entry by large and...