David B. Audretsch

David Bruce Audretsch (born November 15, 1954) is an American economist. He was the director of the research unit Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group at the Max Planck Institute of Economics Jena in Germany until August 31, 2009 . He also holds the Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and is director of the Institute for Development Strategies at Indiana University and a research fellow at the CEPR, London as well as an honorary professor at WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany. He is co-founder and co-editor of the academic journal on entrepreneurship and small business called Small Business Economics.

David Audretsch got his B.A. at Drew University in 1976, his M.S. in Economics in 1979 and later his doctorate in 1980 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung between 1984 and 1997. From 1989 till 1991 he served as Acting Director of the Institute.

Research

According to a Columbia University study, Audretsch was the 99th most cited economist from 1990 to 2000,^[1] ranked as the 21st most cited scholar in economics and business, 1996–2006 and has been recognized as being among the 60 most important economists of all time.^[2] His research focused on the links between entrepreneurship, government policy, innovation, economic development and global competitiveness. His academic research has been published in more than hundred articles in the academic journals and in over thirty books.

Awards

Jointly with Zoltan Acs, Audretsch was given the 2001 International Award for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research by the Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research.^[3] Audretsch received an Achievements in Arts Award at a Drew University reunion in 2006.^[4] In 2008 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by the University of Augsburg.

Academic publications

For a complete list, see Audretsch' homepage.

Books

• "The Entrepreneurial Society", Oxford University Press 2007 see homepage
• "The New Economy and Economic Growth in Europe and the US" (with Paul J.J. Welfens), Springer 2002
• "Innovation and Industry Evolution", MIT Press 1995
• "Innovation and Small Firms" (with Zoltan J. Acs), MIT Press 1990

Articles

• "Innovation in Cities: Science-Based Diversity, Specialization and Localized Monopoly," with Maryann P. Feldman, European Economic Review, Vol. 43, 1999, 409-429.
• "R&D Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation and Production," with Maryann P. Feldman, American Economic Review, Vol. 86, No. 3, June 1996, 630-640.
• "Innovative Clusters and the Industry Life Cycle," with Maryann P. Feldman, Review of Industrial Organisation, Vol. 11, No. 2, April 1996, 253-273.
• "R&D Spillovers and Recipient Firm Size," with Zoltan J. Acs and Maryann P. Feldman, Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 76, No. 2, May 1994, 336-340.
• "New-Firm Survival and the Technological Regime," Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 73, No. 3, August 1991, 441-450.
• "Small-Firm Entry in U.S. Manufacturing," with Zoltan J. Acs, Economica, Vol. 56, No. 2, May 1989, 255-266.
• "Innovation, Market Share, and Firm Size," with Zoltan J. Acs, Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 69, No. 4, November 1987, 567-575.

References

1. ^ Columbia University study
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ http://newsinfo.iu.edu/OCM/releases/audretsch.htm
4. ^ Drew University

External links

• Homepage at Max Planck Institute of Economics
• homepage focusing on his book "The Entrepreneurial Society"

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