2 A TALE OF TWO ENTREPRENEURS: Understanding Differences in the Types of Entrepreneurship in the Economy Policymakers and pundits who use entrepreneurship as a “catch-all” phase to capture a single economic activity make an...

Congress should authorize the build-out of a national network of advanced industries (AI) innovation hubs, expanding on the modest beginnings now being made through the Department of Energy’s Energy Innovation Hubs program and t...

The key “looming” challenges that our reviewers cited for GT 2030 were to develop: • A greater focus on the role of US in the international system. Past works assumed US centrality, leaving readers “vulnerable” to wond...

New technology is the leading source of game-changing market disruptors and the increasing number of possibilities leads to an exponential acceleration in the pace of change. The companies selected as Technology Pioneers 2013 a...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed into the law the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act, granting all agencies broad authority to conduct prize competitions to spur innovation, solve tough problems, and...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY There are many well-known success stories such as Google, Betfair and Facebook in which bright ideas created by bright entrepreneurs were identified, funded and professionally managed by well-performing venture...

Resurging North American Oil Production and the Death of the Peak Oil Hypothesis The United States� Long March Toward Energy Independence  The concept of peak oil is being buried in North Dakota, which is now leading the...

Investments in research have increased in the last two decades in almost all industries and scientific fields. Figuring in research investment decisions are cost considerations. Research cost structures differ considerably betwe...

Monthly comparison In July 2011 compared with June 2011, production of capital goods grew by 3.0% in the euro area and by 3.6% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods rose by 2.9% and 2.8% respectively. Intermediate goods increased b...

INTRODUCTION In an open global economy, competitiveness relies on the capacity of businesses to create high value-added goods and services. A move towards innovation-based sustainable growth is therefore at the heart of the EU'...

Asia is in the midst of a truly historic transformation. If it continues to grow on its recent trajectory, it could, by 2050, account for more than half of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), trade and investment, and enjoy w...

Abstract Key figures on Europe 2011 – presents a comprehensive selection of statistical data on Europe. The pocketbook may be viewed as an introduction to European statistics and provides guidance to the vast range of data f...