Upjohn Research

Title

Employment Growth from Public Support of Innovation in Small Firms

Authors

Albert N. Link, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
John T. Scott, Dartmouth College

Year

2012

Abstract

Link and Scott provide a statistical assessment of the employment growth associated with public support of R&D in small, entrepreneurial firms through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Small Business Innovation Research Program
3. National Research Council Database
4. Project-Specific Employment Effects from SBIR Awards
5. Quantifying Long-Run Employment Growth from SBIR Funding
6. Factors Related to Employment Growth from SBIR Funding
7. The Exploitation of SBIR-Induced Intellectual Capital and Employment Growth
8. Conclusions

Citation

Link, Albert N., and John T. Scott. 2012. Employment Growth from Public Support of Innovation in Small Firms. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

ISBN

978-088099-386-9 (cloth) ; 978-088099-385-2 (paper)

Subject Areas

REGIONAL ISSUES; Entrepreneurship and innovation