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Dr. T. Taylor Aldridge |
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| Senior Research Fellow | ||
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Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group Kahlaische Straße 10 D-07745 Jena Germany |
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Education and Employment
| Since January 2009 | Senior Researcher Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Economics Jena |
| 2005 - January 2009 | Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Economics and Ph.D. candidate, University of Augsburg |
| 2003-2005 | Masters of Public Affairs (M.P.A.), the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1998-2002 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana Economics and Political Sciences |
Research Areas
- Commercialization of Science
- Academic Entrepreneurship
- Originality and Generality of Innovation in Public R&D
- Social Capital and Firm Performance
- Barriers to Entry and Patent Opposition
- Commodification of Nationalism and Patriotism in the Private Sector and Political Externalities
Publications
Journal Articles
- Scientist Commercialization as a Conduit of Knowledge Spillovers, Annals of Regional Science, 2009, forthcoming (with David Audretsch)
- Policy Bias and modes of Commercialization for Universities Technology Transfer, Research Policy, 2010, forthcoming (with David Audretsch)
- Social Capital Building and New Business Formation: A Case Study in Silicon Valley, International Small Business Journal, 2010, forthcoming (with David Audretsch and Mark Sanders)
Chapter in Books
- Scientist Commercialization and Knowledge Transfer, D. Audretsch, ed. In Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth. Cambridge, England, Cambridge University Press, (2009) forthcoming. (with David Audretsch)
- The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship and Spatial Clusters. C. Karlsson ed. In: Handbook of Research on Cluster Research on Cluster Theory. Northhampton, MA, Edward Elgar. (2008), 67-77. (with David Audretsch)
- The Knowledge Spillover Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. R. Coppella and P. Nijkamp eds. In: Regional Growth and Development Theories Northhampton, MA, Edward Elgar. (2008), 201-210.
Work in Progress
- Scientist Novelty and Generality in Patents and University Startups (mimeo.)
- Scientists Startups and Venture Capital Firm Formation (mimeo.)
- The Knowledge Filter and Economic Growth: The Role of Scientist Entrepreneurship (with David Audretsch and Alex Oettl)
- Public Investment and Scientists IPOs: Reevaluating Rate of Return of Public Investment and Basic Science (mimeo.)
- Scientists and Going Green: how European Governments Funded the Green Revolution (mimeo)
- Barriers to Entry for Small and Large Firm Patents: How Patent Opposition leads to Small Firm Relocation (mimeo.)
Refereeing
- Research Policy
- Small Business Economics
- Annals of Regional Science
Grant Received
- 105,000€ European Commission, FP7, for "European Scientist Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth" (November 2008- November 2010) AEGIS GRANT.
Selected Media Coverage
- New York Times, 10.04.06, "U.S. Research Often Leads to University Startups"
- Nature Magazine, 16.04.06, "US Cancer Funding Creates Business as well as Science"
- Red Herring Magazine, 01.05.06, "Measuring University Startups"
- Max Planck Forschung Zeitschrift, 01.06.06, "Geschäftsideen aus dem Labor"
