Quantitative and Qualitative Study on the Life Cycle and Innovation of Research-intensive Firms

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Based on a series of repeated surveys since November 2008 for new incorporations after January 2007, we constructed an original dataset on the founders' characteristics, financing, employment, R & D and innovation, and firm performance especially for R & D-oriented start-up firms. Using this dataset, we empirically examined the effects of founders' human capital on R & D by start-up firms(R & D funding, research collaboration, and innovation outcomes). We also carried out complementary studies on self-employment income by using anonymous comprehensive micro data from an official census. Moreover, we conducted a survey and several case studies on intellectual clusters and cluster policies to investigate the relationship between cluster policy, entrepreneurship and innovation and to evaluate cluster policies from international perspectives