Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Background Literature Review -- Chapter 3. The U.S Small Business Innovation Research Program -- Chapter 4. The 2005 National Research Council Database -- Chapter 5. Innovative Activity in Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses -- Chapter 6. Estimating...

There is great interest in evaluating the impact of private equity investments on innovation and economic growth. However, there is no direct empirical evidence on the effects of such transactions on the innovation strategies of entrepreneurial firms. We fill this gap by examining a rich...

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"While much has been written about the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program from both an institutional and a policy perspective, there remains a conspicuous void of general information about firms and research projects that are funded through the program. Providing a...