Economic Studies

Mark Harrison, January 2015 Full ReportDownload What challenges confront entrepreneurs and small high-growth firms as they attempt to commercialize innovative products and services? This report examines barriers hindering the growth…

George Haynes, November 2014 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Purpose Veterans constitute a vital part of the nation’s population and business sector. Their economic success is a national priority and a key…

Margaret E. Blume-Kohout, October 2014 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Overall Findings The key findings of this report suggest an effective strategy for addressing the gender gap in STEM fields’ entrepreneurship…

C. Scott Dempwolf, Jennifer Auer, and Michelle D’Ippolito, October 2014 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Purpose While accelerator programs have been around for almost a decade, their more recent successes have…

Henry B. R. Beale, June 2014 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Overall Findings Procurement is highly concentrated in a few industries, and the small business procurement rate is relatively low in some of these…

Bradley T. Heim Consulting, April 2014 Full ReportDownload Research SummaryDownload Overall Findings The study’s key finding is that the decline in the self-employment among 55- to 64-year-olds over the 1994-2012 period was…

Veterans of our armed services form a vital part of the nation’s population, labor force, and business sector. Their economic success on re-entering the civilian economy is a national priority. While many veterans have gained important…

Small businesses often struggle to find available credit. Building on previous literature, this research analyzes what factors, including business credit scores, may explain credit outcomes (approvals or denials) for small businesses. It…

Job creation is paramount to America’s full economic recovery. How can job creation be encouraged? Since small businesses have historically created a disproportionately large share of new jobs, this research analyzes the factors that lead…

Tax expenditures are provisions in the tax law designed to benefit specific groups of taxpayers. They are similar to spending programs but generally do not involve direct federal outlays. Rather, they work through the income tax system,…