‘Venturesome Economy’ Benefits From Research Produced Abroad, Holds Key to Continuing American Prosperity 
Even as the turmoil in America's financial markets provokes fear and anxiety over our economic future, a new book, The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World, asserts a contrasting view.
A New Global Measurement for Entrepreneurship
With funding and cooperation from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,
the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
developed a new tool to empower research-based decision-making on
government policies involving entrepreneurship.
All-Star Lineup of Economists Look at the Global History of Entrepreneurial Innovation in Latest Book from the Kauffman Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Princeton University Press and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation present the latest book in the Kauffman Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The Invention of Enterpise: Entrepreneurship from Ancient Mesopotamia to Modern Times, edited by the esteemed economists David S. Landes, Joel Mokyr and William J. Baumol, gathers together, for the first time, leading economic historians to explore the entrepreneur's role in society from antiquity to the present.
America's Loss is the World's Gain: America's New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part IV
Since even before the 2008 financial and economic crisis, observers have noted that a substantial number of highly skilled immigrants have started returning to their home countries. Who are these returnees? What motivated their decision to leave the
United States? How have they fared since returning? This paper attempts
to answer these questions through a survey of 1,203 Indian and Chinese
immigrants who had worked or received their education in the United
States and returned to their home country.
Bactrian Gold: Challenges and Hope for Private-Sector Development in Afghanistan
While the relationship between economic growth and security is complex, private-sector development undoubtedly will be critical to the long-term viability of the Afghan state.
Brink Lindsey Joins Kauffman Foundation as Senior Scholar
Brink Lindsey has joined the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation as a senior fellow in research and policy. Lindsey will use his expertise in international trade, immigration, globalization and economic development to identify the structural reforms needed to revive entrepreneurial innovation, firm formation and job creation in the wake of the Great Recession.
Building Expeditionary Economics: Understanding the Field and Setting Forth a Research Agenda
Expeditionary Economics is an emerging field of study that focuses on the role of indigenous entrepreneurship in spurring economic growth post-conflict or post-disaster.
Collaboration with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Because of their common interests in global entrepreneurship and economic growth, the Kauffman Foundation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) work together on a number of projects.
Collaborative Advantage
A new report, sponsored in part by the Kauffman Foundation, argues that policymakers are failing to recognize distinctive aspects of the emerging global economy.
Economics Bloggers Survey Provides Insights into Recovery Solutions
America’s top economics bloggers—a diverse group of writers with
wide-ranging intellectual and political vantage points—largely agree on
one important issue: To help speed the recovery, remove barriers to
entrepreneurship.
Empowering Entrepreneurs
The administration's international entrepreneurship effort is being led from the State Department, where we have created the Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP). The Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) catalyzes, coordinates, and consults with private partners and government agencies in the United States and in target countries around six key areas considered essential to creating successful entrepreneurial ecosystems.
Entrepreneurship and the Process Development: A Framework for Applied Expeditionary Economics in Pakistan
A paper from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation outlines a strategic growth model for Pakistan and other fragile states by assessing barriers to growth and examining research on the impact of entrepreneurship on developing economies.
Five U.S. Scholars Selected for First-Ever Kauffman-Singapore Entrepreneurship Program
Five of America's best and brightest students in science, technology
and engineering will participate in a five-month program in Singapore
to learn about the Asian market and create successful global businesses
based on their innovative ideas.
Foreign Affairs Essay Introduces 'Expeditionary Economics' for Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Efforts
At a time when Afghanistan, Iraq and Haiti are struggling with economic reconstruction efforts, Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, proposes a new model for how the U.S. should prepare for and engage following foreign conflicts and natural disasters.
Foreign National Students in U.S. Plan to Return to Native Countries Post Graduation, Kauffman Foundation Survey Shows
A Kauffman Foundation study indicates that lessening the number of foreign national students in U.S. jobs due to concerns over political backlash amidst growing American job losses may be detrimental to the economic health of the country by accelerating the return of talented immigrant students to their home countries.
Fundamental Transformations at Research Universities Necessary to Spur Global Entrepreneurial Growth
The world's boldest universities have a unique opportunity to set the course for the future of global entrepreneurship, according to panelists at the 2008 Kauffman-Max Planck Institute Summit, held June 8-11, 2008, in Bavaria, Germany.
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 Celebrates the Vital Role Entrepreneurs Play in Innovation, Job Creation and Economic Recovery
This November, young people around the globe will get together to
change the world. That’s when hundreds of organizations worldwide will
be holding events to inspire, connect, mentor and engage young people
and encourage them to pursue entrepreneurial ideas and opportunities.
Global Entrepreneurship Week, the worldwide celebration of creativity
and innovation, will be held Nov. 16 – 22, 2009.
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 Exceeds 1,000 U.S. Partners Across All 50 States
More than 1,000 partners – including top universities, non-profit
organizations, successful entrepreneurs, government agencies and
corporate sponsors – have currently signed up to support and initiate
activities for Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA 2009, Nov. 16 - 22.
Global Entrepreneurship Week News Page
The world's first Global Entrepreneurship Week introduced the notion of enterprising behavior to as many young people as possible, connecting in networks that cross national boundaries, cultures and disciplines. Inspirational entrepreneurs coached and mentored the next generation of enterprise
Greener Pastures at Home Entice Chinese and Indian Entrepreneurs from United States, Kauffman Study Shows
High-skilled immigrant entrepreneurs from India and China are leaving the United States by the tens of thousands each year, drawn away by better economic and professional opportunities in their home countries, according to a study released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Growthology.org
The Growthology.org blog features thoughts on entrepreneurship and its
implications for faster economic growth, greater individual
opportunity, smart government policy, and the expansion of human
welfare.
How the Disciple Became the Guru
This paper is based on detailed interviews with the CEOs, HR executives, R&D managers, and employees of twenty-four leading companies in rapidly growing sectors in India. We present an overview of their best practices in recruiting, training, managerial development, and employee retention. We conclude that out of necessity—because of educational weaknesses; skills shortages; competition for top talent; turnover; and rising salaries—leading businesses in India have developed highly advanced, innovative practices and that these are allowing industries in India to become globally competitive and grow rapidly.
Innovation is Rapidly Globalizing: India and China are Becoming Centers of Pharmaceutical R&D says Kauffman Foundation Study
Cost pressures, the need to tap global talent, and growth opportunities in emerging markets led Western pharmaceutical companies to shift substantial manufacturing and clinical-trial work to China and India. But a new study sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation on the globalization of the pharmaceutical industry shows that big pharmaceutical companies such as Merck, Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson are now counting on these countries for advanced research and development as well.
International Think Tank to Discuss the Development of High-Growth Businesses and Ties to Innovation & Intellectual Assets
An economic development organization representing 30 nations including the United States is holding an international workshop in Kansas City on innovation and the global impact of high-growth small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Kauffman Economic Bloggers Survey
America’s top economics bloggers—a diverse group of writers with
wide-ranging intellectual and political vantage points—largely agree on
one important issue: To help speed the recovery, remove barriers to
entrepreneurship.
Kauffman Foundation and ITIF Unveil Global Innovation Policy Report Ranking 55 Nations' Capacities for Economic Growth
In the midst of intense global competition for innovation supremacy among countries, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released today one of the most comprehensive assessments ever undertaken of countries' innovation policies. The Global Innovation Policy Index benchmarks the effectiveness of the innovation policies of 55 countries – including virtually all EU, OECD, APEC and BRIC economies – and provides a framework for making effective policies.
Kauffman Foundation Announces Expeditionary Economics Research Series, Calls for Contributors
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today released the inaugural paper in its Expeditionary Economics Research Series, setting a research agenda to reconsider the United States' approach to military and civilian development in areas stricken by conflict and natural disasters. The series will feature research from Kauffman, as well as a number of other civilian and military sources. The inaugural and all subsequent papers in the series will be available at www.expeditionaryecomonics.org.
Kauffman Foundation Announces Global Initiative to Help Nations Grow Their Economies
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced it is taking applications for a new initiative, the Kauffman Global Partners Network, which is aimed at helping countries around the world increase the kind of startup activity that leads to economic growth.
Kauffman Foundation Announces Opportunity for Scholars to Gain Global Experience
Through a unique pilot program in collaboration with a university in
Singapore, selected scholars with backgrounds in engineering, science,
or technology will have the opportunity to better understand and excel
in the global marketplace.
Kauffman Foundation Expeditionary Economics Paper Shows 'Great Potential' for Afghanistan Entrepreneurship
Despite decades of conflict, corruption and insecurity, Afghanistan has unrecognized and untapped economic potential in its private sector, according to "Bactrian Gold: Challenges and Hope for Private-Sector Development in Afghanistan," the second paper in the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Expeditionary Economics Research Series, which is reconsidering the United States' approach to economic development in areas affected by conflict and natural disasters.
Kauffman Foundation Holds First-ever Economics Bloggers Forum
Taking their provocative online discussions face to face, leading U.S.
economic bloggers are attending the first Economics Bloggers Forum at
the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today. The experts will share
perspectives on the business of blogging and the most pressing topic of
the day: the economy.
Kauffman Foundation Paper Outlines Applied 'Expeditionary Economics' Growth Model for Pakistan
A new paper from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation outlines a strategic growth model for Pakistan and other fragile states by assessing barriers to growth and examining research on the impact of entrepreneurship on developing economies.
Kauffman Foundation Partners With Singularity University as Corporate Founder
Singularity University (SU) — the academic institution with the goal of preparing the next generation of leaders to address "humanity's grand challenges" – today announced the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has joined as Corporate Founder. The partnership will leverage Singularity University programs and Kauffman Foundation research and initiatives to support entrepreneurship and innovation focused on the "grand challenges," such as sustainable water, energy and poverty. The Kauffman Foundation joins Google, Autodesk and ePlanet Ventures as key supporters of Singularity University's efforts.
Kauffman Foundation Study Presents Insights into Why U.S. is Losing Growing Number of Immigrants Who Spur Innovation and Economic Growth
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released a study today that
indicates placing limits on foreign workers in the U.S. is not the
answer to the country's rising unemployment rate and may undermine
efforts to spur technological innovation.
Kauffman Foundation Welcomes 2012 Global Scholars to Intensive Six-Month Entrepreneurship Program
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today welcomed 19 aspiring entrepreneurs from the Netherlands, Singapore, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States, to its 2012 Global Scholars Program – an intensive opportunity to immerse themselves in the field of entrepreneurship.
Kauffman Global Scholars Program
The Kauffman Global Scholars Program fosters international entrepreneurship by immersing top young entrepreneurs from around the world in America's entrepreneurial culture.
Kauffman’s Hottest Trending Content in 2012: Research Reports, Infographics and Video Sketchbooks
The Kauffman Foundation has compiled its most popular online content in 2012. Trending topics range from annual startup rates, the geography of high-growth firms and the poor track record of venture capital investment funds to inspiring animated video "Sketchbooks" that feature immigrant entrepreneurs and programs for aspiring founders.
Kauffman-Singapore Scholars Program
The Kauffman-Singapore Scholars Program, created through a grant
from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, will begin in May 2009 and
offer a unique opportunity to study commercialization and
entrepreneurship at the Nanyang Technopreneurship Center, Nanyang
Technological University (NTU) in Singapore.
Losing the World’s Best and Brightest: America’s New Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part V
A Kauffman Foundation study indicates that lessening the number of foreign national students in U.S. jobs due to concerns over political backlash amidst growing American job losses may be detrimental to the economic health of the country by accelerating the return of talented immigrant students to their home countries.
New Kauffman Foundation Study Identifies Key Factors Driving Offshoring of Corporate R&D
Contrary to popular belief, it is intellectual capital and university collaboration, not just lower costs, that primarily attract companies to locate R&D activities in locations away from their home country, according to a new study sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The study of more than 200 multinational companies across 15 industries, mostly headquartered in the United States and Western Europe, finds that emerging countries such as China and India will continue to be major beneficiaries of R&D expansion over the next three years as companies seek new market opportunities, access to top scientists and engineers, and collaborative research relationships with leading universities.
New PBS Series Chronicles History of Money
The Ascent of Money, a PBS series produced with funding from the
Kauffman Foundation, tells the compelling history of money, credit,
bonds, stocks, insurance, real estate, globalization, hedge funds,
computer models of investing, and behavioral finance.
New Survey Shows that a Good Regulatory Environment Can Boost Entrepreneurial Activity in Developing Countries
New data about total and newly registered businesses in more than 100
industrial and developing countries suggests that a strong business
environment can encourage entrepreneurial activity. For example, new
firm creation is higher in countries with greater ease in starting a
business (Doing Business 2009) and modernized business registries.
New World Bank Survey: New Business Creation Dropped Amid Global Financial Crisis
New business registration dropped sharply in
richer countries amid the global financial crisis, but didn't change much in
many lower-income countries, according to a new World Bank survey released
today.
Niall Ferguson’s 'The Ascent of Money,' Sponsored by Kauffman Foundation, to Air on PBS Beginning July 8
As the world continues to struggle to find its footing amid constricted
credit, bank bailouts and rising unemployment, a Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation-funded PBS series will help viewers see the economy in a new
light.
OECD Report on Entrepreneurship Reveals Clear Glimpses of Economic Impact on 2009 Firm Starts and Exits
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) today unveiled the first indications of how the economic slump has impacted entrepreneurship in the United States and 11 other countries in 2008 and most of 2009. The report, Timely Entrepreneurship Indicators, shows that firm formation declined and exits increased, which economists say could have significant implications for job creation.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Established in 1961, the Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development (OECD) brings together the governments of countries committed to democracy and the market economy from around the world to support sustainable economic growth.
Proceedings from the Summit on Entrepreneurship and Expeditionary Economics
Expeditionary Economics is a topic that has been long in coming. We hope that this volume will give readers a sense of the issues involved and the debates over their resolution that must now begin.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Issues Statement of Support for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009
Quoting President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address, Secretary Clinton
reconfirmed the administration's commitment to boosting
entrepreneurship both in the United States and in other countries,
where talent is widespread, but opportunity often is not. Secretary
Clinton also praised the Kauffman Foundation, a co-founder of the Week,
for its efforts to foster growth and opportunity during a difficult
economic time.
The Future of the Research University: Meeting the Global Challenges of the 21st Century
At the 2008 Kauffman-Max Planck Institute Summit, more than a dozen speakers from Europe, the United States, and Israel, representing some of the finest institutions and freshest thinking on the planet, convened to explore in depth the ways research universities can foster entrepreneurship in the societies around them. The result is this unprecedented volume of essays and discussion synopses, which provides ideas and practical examples for the entrepreneurial research university.
The Global Innovation Policy Index
In the midst of intense global competition for innovation supremacy among countries, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released one of the most comprehensive assessments ever undertaken of countries' innovation policies. The Global Innovation Policy Index benchmarks the effectiveness of the innovation policies of 55 countries – including virtually all EU, OECD, APEC and BRIC economies – and provides a framework for making effective policies.
The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World
Many warn that the next stage of globalization—the offshoring of
research and development to China and India—threatens the foundations
of Western prosperity. But in The Venturesome Economy, acclaimed business and economics scholar Amar Bhidé shows how wrong the doomsayers are.
Watch Carl Schramm's keynote address at the Manhattan Institute's conference, 'Market Meltdown: New York’s Financial Crisis'
Watch the presentation Carl Schramm, President and CEO of the Kauffman Foundation, delivered the keynote address for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's conference on the Market Meltdown: New York’s Financial Crisis, on October 22, 2008. The Institute convened expert panels to discuss the
