Below we offer lists of resources of interest to those who produce and consume entrepreneurship research. It is meant to provide a curated sampling of the variety of sources of summaries, datasets, and studies.
1. Entrepreneurship Policy Research Resources
United States Focus & Experience
- Entrepreneurship Policy Digest (Kauffman Foundation - summaries of findings around relevant policy issues aimed at informing and educating lawmakers)
- Economic Development Tax Incentives (PEW Charitable Trusts)
Global Focus & Experience
- Entrepreneurship Work Program (World Bank Group - includes impact evaluation, datasets, publications, newsletters, etc.)
- Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs & Local Development (OECD)
- Global, National & Special Topic Reports (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor)
- Country Profiles (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor)
2. Entrepreneurship Research Resources for Researchers
Research Summaries
- State of the Field (Kauffman Foundation - survey of current entrepreneurship research compiled by scholars)
- The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (search for entrepreneurship-related topics)
- Journal of Economic Perspectives (search for entrepreneurship-related topics)
Recent Entrepreneurship Research
- Working Papers of the Entrepreneurship Working Group (National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER))
- Research Paper Series of the SSRN Entrepreneurship Research & Policy Network
- Working Papers of the NBER Productivity, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program
- SSRN: Top Downloads For Entrepreneurship Research & Policy Network
Entrepreneurship & Firm Data
The datasets below gather entrepreneurship and business variables. More general databases useful for entrepreneurship research are below under “Economic Databases & Related Sources.”
- Global Entrepreneurship Index (Global Entrepreneurship & Development Institute)
- Kauffman Firm Survey (Kauffman Foundation - U.S. Data)
- Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurship Data Files (U.S. Data)
- Doing Business Data (World Bank Group - measures of business regulations)
- Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Data
- Entrepreneurship & Business Statistics (OECD)
- Business Dynamic Statistics (U.S. Census Bureau - U.S. Data)
Economic Databases & Related Sources
- World Bank Data
- NBER Datalinks
- FRED from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Links to RFE Databases (American Economic Association's Resources for Economists on the Internet)
- Economics Data Sources (Colin Cameron - not always up-to-date, but useful)
- Recommended Databases for Economics (Duke University Libraries - limited accessibility)
- List of Datasets for Development Economics (Markus Eberhardt)
Related Economic & Business Research
- IDEAS includes the complete Research Papers in Economics Database (RePEc - a collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers in 87 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics and related sciences). Although entrepreneurship research is only one of many fields covered, it's a terrific comprehensive source.