Two recently improved sets of cross-country panel data are combined in orderto re-examine the effects of population growth and fertility on economicgrowth. Using a 107 country panel data set covering 1960-85, we find thathigh birth rates appear to reduce economic growth through investment...

This paper examines the impact of government‐sponsored venture capitalists (GVCs) on the success of client enterprises. Using international company‐level data, we identify a surprising non‐monotonicity in the effect of GVC on the likelihood of exit via initial public offerings (IPOs) or...