2007 State New Economy Index 
The 2007 State New Economy Index, released by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), is a state-by-state analysis of how state economies are transforming from an old industrial economic model based on "smokestack chasing" in which economic development success is measured by the number of big company relocations rather than in the creation and retention of high value-added, high-wage jobs.
2011 State of Entrepreneurship Address
In the second annual "State of Entrepreneurship" address, presented on February 8, 2011, Kauffman Foundation President and CEO Carl Schramm presented policy recommendations to promote entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth without adding to the deficit. In the address, titled "The Rules for Growth," Schramm cited data illustrating that the majority of all job creation in the United States is driven by young firms and emphasized how changes to specific laws and regulations could enable startups to grow more rapidly
2012 State of Entrepreneurship Address
With campaign season in full swing and the economy far from strong, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Schmidt, along with National Governors Association (NGA) leaders Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Delaware Governor Jack Markell, called for state and local government policy changes to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth.
2012 State of Entrepreneurship Address: A Roadmap for State Growth
The Kauffman Foundation's third annual State of Entrepreneurship Address explores methods of promoting entrepreneurship, sparking innovation, and accelerating economic growth through low-cost changes in state law and policy.
A Cure for the Drug Discovery Gap
Frank Douglas, a senior fellow at the Kauffman
Foundation, explores one idea
for catalyzing medical research to help bridge the gap between the laboratory
discovery and treatment option.
A License to Grow: Ending State, Local and Some Federal Barriers to Innovation and Growth in Key Sectors of the U.S. Economy
With campaign season in full swing and the economy far from strong, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Schmidt, along with National Governors Association (NGA) leaders Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Delaware Governor Jack Markell, called for state and local government policy changes to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth.
Aiding the Drivers of Economic Growth
Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, says that we need new benchmarks for a
fuller understanding of the impact of innovation, and to help both government
and businesses identify and devise innovation-promoting policies that create
value and growth.
An Economist's Insights into the Bailout Bill
The impact of the financial rescue plan signed into law on Oct. 3 will unfold over time, but it is likely not a perfect panacea for all institutions in need of capital.
Black-owned Startup Firms Constrained in Access to Capital in Early Years of Operation
While previous research shows that nearly three-quarters of all new
U.S. firms inject capital in their second or third year of existence,
detailed information from a recently-released Kauffman Firm Survey
(KFS) is the first to outline dramatic differences in the capital
injections of black-owned firms compared to white-owned firms in the
early, formative years after the business begins.
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Boulevard of Broken Dreams is the first extensive look at the ways governments have supported entrepreneurs and venture capitalists across decades and continents.
Business Dynamics Statistics Briefing: Entrepreneurship Across States
The average share of employment accounted for by firms less than three
years old varies widely by state, according to analysis of newly
released U.S. Census Bureau data. The Business Dynamics Statistics
(BDS), funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, found that young
firms account for as much as 12 percent of employment in Southwestern
and Western states. In states with a lower-ranking of the share of
young firms, primarily those in the East and Midwest regions, only
about 6 percent of employment is accounted for by young firms.
Can We Afford Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid?
Bob Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation, joins a panel of experts to tackle the impending budget crisis that entitlement spending could cause with an online forum on NewTalk.org. The debate includes the sustainability of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security and possible solutions.
Canaries in the Coal Mine
Financial plumbing is taken for granted, except when things go wrong. It was only a few years ago, for example, that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York saw the mess in the derivatives market, where transactions were recorded on slips of paper and sometimes misplaced before the Fed forced the major banks that were part of that market to clean up their act.
Discussion Summaries from the Summit on Entrepreneurship and Expeditionary Economics
Summaries from panel discussions from the Summit on Entrepreneurship and Expeditionary Economics, in which some of the foremost thinkers in military history, foreign policy, and economic growth shared their knowledge, experiences, and insights.
Economic Currents Shape Political Landscape
The economic transformation in the United States from managerial capitalism
to entrepreneurial capitalism, marked in part by a near-constant wave of
innovation and high-growth firms, is already producing widespread social and
cultural changes.
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.
Effects of Patent Reforms on Entrepreneurs
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
are among the many institutions calling for reform of the U.S. patent system
because it no longer promotes innovation and competition as well as it should.
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.
Entrepreneur Expert Carl Schramm to Attend Obama Jobs Summit
Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has been invited by President Barack Obama to participate in the White House forum on jobs and economic growth on Thursday, December 3.
Entrepreneurs' Gloom Contradicts Wall Street Optimism
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced the results of a
new survey of American entrepreneurs showing that entrepreneurs and
small businesses continue to struggle despite increasing optimism on
Wall Street.
Entrepreneurship and Expeditionary Economics
Expeditionary Economics (EE), in the view of the Kauffman Foundation, is a framework for thinking about how to stimulate economic growth in post-combat/post-catastrophe zones where the American military is about to perform, is performing, or has concluded a mission.
ETFs and the Present Danger to Capital Formation
Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify today about ETFs and the public policy challenges they pose. I have prepared this written testimony with my colleague at the Kauffman Foundation, Robert Litan, who is Vice President for Research and Policy. I am Chief Investment Officer of the Foundation. Both of us draw in this testimony on prior studies we have done on the growing ETF market, by ourselves and with experts in securities settlements. But we offer here supplemental information, which we hope will be of use to this Committee. I will be delivering an oral summary of this testimony at the hearing.
Expanded Private Sector Comparative Effective Research Could Reduce Health Care Spending, According to Kauffman Study
Policies that incentivize the private sector to invest in comparative effective research (CER) could reduce the growth rate in U.S. health care spending—while improving the overall quality of care. That's according to a new Kauffman Foundation-funded study by Wharton School professor Scott Harrington.
Federal Technology Funding Guide
Companies seeking funding for technology work now can access the latest
version of the most comprehensive resource on government-facilitated
programs for R&D, the 2008-2009 Federal Technology Funding Guide.
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.
HHS Secretary Sebelius Joins Health Care Leaders at Kauffman Foundation to Discuss New Roles in Drug Discovery and Development
Academic institutions across the United States are playing a critical role in developing life-saving treatments, procedures and innovations, and must be supported by a public policy agenda designed to foster continued growth and investment, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius told a gathering of leaders from the public and private sectors here today.
How Can the Next President Break Washington Gridlock?
Kauffman Foundation's Robert Litan puts spotlight on long-term economic growth at NewTalk.org's live online forum.
Incentivizing Comparative Effectiveness Research
Comparative effective research (CER) compares alternative methods of preventing, diagnosing, treating, and otherwise managing medical conditions.
Intervening Nations Have Early Strategic, Moral Obligation to Support Rule of Law in Post-Conflict States, Argues Kauffman Foundation Paper
Intervening forces – whether officially "occupiers" or not – have a duty to create or support existing rule of law institutions in post-conflict states, according to the new paper "Closing the Transition Gap," the fourth paper in the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Expeditionary Economics Research Series to reconsider the United States' approach to military- and civilian-led development in areas stricken by conflict and natural disaster.
Job Creation in the U.S. Hits 29-Year Low at Peak of Great Recession, According to New Census Bureau Data
In 2009, at the height of the Great Recession, the economy saw historically large declines in job creation rates from startup and existing firms—the lowest rates in nearly 30 years—while job losses also increased. From 2006 to 2009, the overall job creation rate fell 4 points (from 16.5 percent), and among startups the job creation rate fell by 1 point (from 3 percent). However, compared to 2006 rates this represents a 25 percent decrease in overall job creation and a 34 percent decline among startups. Despite this grim reality, new and expanding firms still created more than 14 million new jobs.
Job Growth in U.S. Driven Entirely by Startups, According to Kauffman Foundation Study
When it comes to U.S. job growth, startup companies aren’t
everything. They’re the only thing. "The Importance of Startups in Job Creation
and Job Destruction," a study released by the
Kauffman Foundation, reveals that net job growth occurs in the U.S. economy only through startup
firms.
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 Economist Explains Health Care Cures on MSNBC
Robert Litan discusses the new Kauffman report, Valuing Health Care: Improving Productivity and Quality, on MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show.
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 Expert Discusses President Obama's Federal Reserve Plan via FinReg21.com Webinar
FinReg21.com, a newly launched online resource of commentary and news on financial regulatory reform, hosted a live webinar on June 18, 2009 featuring Dr. Robert E. Litan and othe experts expressing their reactions to President Obama's recently released white paper on remaking the powers of the Federal Reserve.
Kauffman Foundation Launches Online Energy Innovation Network to Help Scale New Energy Economy
With more than $80 billion already invested in U.S. clean energy development and another $150 billion being proposed, this emerging industry has been tagged as essential to jump-start the economy and create new jobs. Yet significant barriers plague this highly regulated, complex sector that prevent it from making the kind of progress that such high expectations demand.
Kauffman Foundation Leaders to Participate in White House Energy Innovation Conference
Tomorrow's White House Energy Innovation Conference is expected to be a breakthrough event for leaders in an industry wrought with regulatory challenges and disparate players who need to find ways to connect in order to meet the growing demand for innovations.
Kauffman Foundation's 2012 State of Entrepreneurship Address to Present Solutions for Spurring Economic Growth and Creating Jobs at the State Level
In the 2012 State of Entrepreneurship Address, the Kauffman Foundation will explore methods of promoting entrepreneurship, sparking innovation, and accelerating economic growth through low-cost changes in state law and policy.
Knowledge Economy Immigration: A Priority for U.S. Growth Policy
The single most important policy reform that will boost long-term economic growth in the United States is to reduce the barriers facing highly skilled and highly educated immigrants.
Law and Economics, 2.0
Robert E. Litan, Ph.D., Vice President, Research and Policy, responds to the questions: How much law, and what kinds of law, are essential for innovation and
growth? And what laws or legal institutions may inhibit both?
Leading Economics Bloggers Pessimistic, According to Kauffman Foundation Survey
Top economics bloggers are feeling a renewed sense of pessimism about the U.S. economy, according to a new Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation survey released today. Sixty-eight percent of economics bloggers who responded to the mid-July survey described the economy’s overall condition as "mixed," with the rest split three to one toward an assessment of "weak" rather than "strong." Worse, only 5 percent of respondents believe the economy is "better than official government statistics show," while 47 percent think it is worse.
Leading Economics Bloggers See Improvement, According to Kauffman Foundation Survey
The U.S. economy's continued expansion gives leading economics bloggers a more balanced – if not exactly sunny – outlook than last quarter, according to a new Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation survey released today.
New Kauffman-funded Survey Suggests Doing Business Reforms May Have Boosted New Firm Registrations
Most economies are recovering from the sharp drops in new firm registration triggered by the 2008 global financial crisis—an improvement that may have been bolstered by government reforms, according to new World Bank data released today.
Opportunity Knocks Conference Materials
Following is a session listing, with selected video and PowerPoint
presentations, from the Opportunity Knocks: Maximizing Dollars For
Education Improvement in the Kansas City Region Conference, which was
held Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Kauffman Foundation.
Prepared Testimony of Robert E. Litan Before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Hearing
Thank you for asking me to discuss with you today the ways in which federally funded innovation benefits national and local economies and ways in which federal research dollars can be better leveraged to generate even greater economic and social benefits. Your attention to these topics could not be better timed. The U.S. economy is struggling to recover from one of the deepest downturns since the Depression, even with the extraordinary fiscal and monetary stimulus measures of the last two years.
President Obama Proclaims Support for Entrepreneurship Week
As Global Entrepreneurship Week comes to a close in the US and 88
countries around the world, U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a
proclamation supporting those efforts
Princeton University Press and Kauffman Foundation Launch Book Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Princeton University Press today announced a publishing partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the world's largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship, to launch the Kauffman Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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.
Rep. Ben Quayle (AZ-03) Introduces Legislation to Improve Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Requirements for Small Businesses
Rep. Ben Quayle from Arizona's third district recently introduced H.R. 2941, the Startup Expansion and Investment Act, which will allow shareholders of public companies with market valuations below $1 billion to opt out of regulations within section 404 for the first 10 years after going public. The costs for complying with the requirements of this section of Sarbanes-Oxley can exceed $1 million for new companies and can cost them up to $20 million in loss of valuation.
Startup Act for the States
With campaign season in full swing and the economy far from strong, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Schmidt, along with National Governors Association (NGA) leaders Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Delaware Governor Jack Markell, called for state and local government policy changes to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth.
State of Entrepreneurship Address: Entrepreneurs Expect to Limit Hiring in 2010, According to New Kauffman Foundation Poll
On the heels of last month's alarming unemployment numbers and citing
sobering new data that show a majority of American entrepreneurs do not
expect to create jobs in 2010, Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, today delivered "The State of
Entrepreneurship" address, calling on policymakers to make this
cornerstone of American capitalism a priority.
Testimony of Brink Lindsey, Kauffman Foundation Senior Scholar in Research and Policy Before the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Chairman Quayle, Ranking Member Edwards and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, my name is Brink Lindsey and I am a senior scholar in research and policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. I thank you for the invitation to appear at today's hearing and share some perspectives on the crucial challenge of reviving new firm formation and restoring dynamism and prosperity to the U.S. economy.
The Economic Framework for a More Prosperous and Safer World
Expeditionary Economics begins with the premise that, in both war and peace, people naturally will strive to put food on the table and a roof over their heads. In most societies, fulfilling these basic needs requires a functioning economy.
The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Kauffman Foundation Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a collaborative effort between the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Princeton University Press, and the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at New York University.
The Science & Technology Agents of Revolution (STAR) Database
This Kauffman-funded initiative remedies one of the greatest impediments to rapid progress in the science of science and innovation policy—both as a field of study and as a guide to policy.
The Startup Act
The Kauffman Foundation's "Startup Act" proposal suggests ways to jump-start the ailing U.S. economy and increase job creation by accelerating the growth of startups and young businesses.
The State of Entrepreneurship: State and Local Governments Hold the Key to Accelerating Economic Growth in 2012
With campaign season in full swing and the economy far from strong, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Schmidt, along with National Governors Association (NGA) leaders Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Delaware Governor Jack Markell, today called for state and local government policy changes to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth. During the third annual Kauffman State of Entrepreneurship Address, titled "A Roadmap for State Growth," Schmidt focused on reducing state and local legal and regulatory barriers to startups and young companies, which play a significant role in U.S. new job creation.
The State of Entrepreneurship: Will Entrepreneurs Increase Hiring and Contribute to GDP Growth in 2011?
Following President Obama's increased focus on regulatory reform and his call for innovation during the State of the Union Address, and on the heels of the Startup America Partnership launched last week, Carl Schramm, president and CEO of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, today urged policymakers to adopt specific rule changes that will accelerate economic growth through innovation and entrepreneurship. At the second annual Kauffman State of Entrepreneurship Address, titled "The Rules for Growth," Schramm cited data illustrating that the majority of all job creation in the United States is driven by young firms and emphasized how changes to specific laws and regulations could enable startups to grow more rapidly without adding to the deficit.
Transition to Entrepreneurial Capitalism
There
is a growing body of evidence that innovation-driven productivity growth has
been made possible by a deep change in the structure of the American economy
itself—a decades-long transition from what we term the era of managerial
capitalism to today's era of entrepreneurial capitalism.
U.S. Senators DeMint and Barrasso Introduce Bill to Remove Regulatory Burdens and Grow Businesses
U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) and John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) on Dec. 7, 2011, introduced the Startup Expansion and Investment Act—legislation that, if enacted, would offer new and growing companies relief from the costly regulatory burdens of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
