The Diebold Institute for Public Policy Studies

Working Papers --Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Project
Working Papers as of February 2003

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Working Paper No. 1--The Focus of the Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Project

Working Paper No. 2--A case study of New York's "Silicon Alley"

Working Paper No. 3--The perspective of a group of economic historians on the origin, growth and decline of the UK economy and the Industrial Revolution.

Working Paper No. 3 consists of seven papers prepared for "Economic Historians View Entrepreneurship--A Diebold Institute Symposium All Souls College, Oxford" including:

3(a) "Entrepreneurship in Theory and History" Peter Mathias, Downing College
3(b) "Entrepreneurship and Multinationals"-- Geoffrey Jones, University of Reading
3(c) "Entrepreneurship in Britain 1870-1914 - Failure or Adaptation?"-- Terry Gourvish, London School of Economics
3(d) "Reflections on Enterprise Culture in Post-War Britain"-- Mark Casson, University of Reading
3(e) "Entrepreneurs in Mid-Nineteenth Century Business: Origins of Decline?"-- Roy Church, University of East Anglia
3(f) "Entrepreneurship in the Industrial Revolution" Pat Hudson, Cardiff University
3(g) "Entrepreneurship in Britain: An Overview"-- Sir Geoffrey Owen, London School of Economics

Working Paper No. 4--U.S. technology policy/observations of an experienced participant: The Internet, Biotech and Lessons for the Future -- what has worked and what has not. A paper based upon a Diebold staff tutorial April 6-7, 2000 with Lewis Branscomb, Emeritus Professor, Harvard and former Vice President, IBM and Chairman, U.S. National Science Board.

Working Paper No. 5--The perspective of a group of U.S. economists on the impact of entrepreneurship on a modern economy. A pre-seminar discussion paper by Professor Zoltan J. Acs and summary of subsequent discussion at a one-day seminar.

Working Paper No 6--Agricultural biotechnology policy issues. A paper based upon a February 4, 2000 Diebold Institute staff tutorial with Tom Urban, former Chairman, Pioneer Hi-Bred International; and Visiting Professor Emeritus, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Working Paper No. 7--Turning a hostile environment for genetic research to one fostering hundreds of bio-tech startups -- recent German experience.

Working Paper No. 8--The concept of "free" and how it affects entrepreneurship. Prepared by Sigmund Silber.

Working Paper No. 9--The case for an entrepreneurial impact statement.

Working Paper No. 10--What London Can Learn from New York? By Charles Leadbeater.

Working Paper No. 11--How a Silicon Alley venture capitalist has coped with recent dot.com and other financial market turmoil - A Diebold Institute tutorial with Brian Horey.

Working Paper No. 12--Silicon Alley Revisited

Working Paper No. 13--Innovations in U.K. Manufacturing. By Peter Marsh

Working Paper No. 14--Entrepreneurship in UK Biotechnology. By Sir Geoffrey Owen

Working Paper No. 15--Barriers to IT Entrepreneurship As Perceived by Senior IT Startup Participants in London and Cambridge. By Meline von Brentano

Working Paper No. 16--A Report of Progress on The Diebold Institute Entrepreneurship and Public Policy Program

Working Paper No. 17--High Technology Clusters in Canada. By Barry Hersh

Working Paper No. 18--Markets for New Technologies Developed as a Byproduct of Efforts to Achieve Societal Goals. The case for encouraging this approach to stimulating entrepreneurial activity.

Working Paper No. 19--Creating Demand Pull for Advanced Technologies Through Creation of Markets - Four Mini Case Examples

Working Paper Nos. 20 through 28 were prepared for an April 19-20, 2002 Diebold Institute seminar at Downing College, Cambridge under the leadership of Professor Peter Mathias.

Working Paper No. 20--Clustering as an Economic Phenomenon: The Historical Perspective. By Professor Peter Mathias

Working Paper No. 21--Professor John Chartres, University of Leeds: Clustering in the British Textile Industries 17th-19th Centuries

Working Paper No. 22--Industrial Clustering in England as an Historical Phenomenon: Facts and Concepts. By Dr. Andrew Popp, University of London

Working Paper No. 23--Clustering and the Industrial District - the Midlands in the 20th Century. By Professor Garside, University of Birmingham

Working Paper No. 24--Silicon Fen - the Cambridge Phenomenon as a Case-History of Present-Day Industrial Clustering. By Dr. Barry Moore, Department of Estate Management, Cambridge

Working Paper No. 25--Clustering as an Economic Phenomenon: the Historical Perspective. By Profressor Cotrell, University of Leicester

Working Paper No. 26--Industrial Clustering in the Italian Industrialisation after 1945. By Professor Luciano Segreto, Univeristy of Florence

Working Paper 27--Industrial Clustering in London, c. 1300-1930. By Professor Derek Keene, University of London

Working Paper 28--Birmingham and It's Metal Industries: The Case of Jewellery Making, 1770-1960. By Dr. Francesca Carnevali, University of Birmingham

Working Paper 29--Venture Capital. A paper based upon a September 29, 2002 Diebold Institute workshop with Professor William Baumol

Working Paper 30--Impact of Public Policies On Entrepreneurship in the United States

Working Paper 31--Entrepreneurship In the UK Biotechnology Industry. By Peter Mitchell and Peter Rees

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