Research Reports and Working Papers  [Edit]

Ballou, Janice, Tom Barton, David DesRoches, Frank Potter, E.J. Reedy, Alicia Robb, Scott Shane, and Zhanyun Zhao. "The Kauffman Firm Survey: Results from the Baseline and First Follow-Up Surveys." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, March 2008.

Ballou, Janice, Tom Barton, David DesRoches, Frank Potter, Betsy Santos, Jaceey Sebastian, and Zhanyun Zhao. "Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) Baseline Methodology Report." Social Science Research Network, January 2007.

Bates, Timothy and Alicia M. Robb. "Impacts of Expanding Small Business Presence in Minority Communities." Social Science Research Network, January 2012.

Bradford, William D. and Tatyana Sokolyk. "Ownership Structure and Performance of Closely Held Young Firms."  Social Science Research Network, July 2012.

Braymen, Charles B. and Florence Neymotin. "Immigrant Enclaves and the Success of Entrepreneurial Ventures." Social Science Research Network, June 2011.

Broughman, Brian. "Entrepreneur Wealth and the Value of Limited Liability." Social Science Research Network, August 2011.

Cassar, Gavin. "Industry and Startup Experience on Entrepreneur Forecast Performance in New Firms." Social Science Research Network, 2012.

———. "The Roles of Industry and Startup Experience on Entrepreneur Forecast Performance at New Business Entry." Social Science Research Network, December 2010.

Cerqueiro, Geraldo and Maria Fabiana Penas. "How Does Personal Bankruptcy Law Affect Start-Ups?" Social Science Research Network, September 21, 2011.

Cole, Rebel A. "How Do Firms Choose Legal Form of Organization?" Working Paper, U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, April 2011.

Cole, Rebel A. and Tatyana Sokolyk. "How Do Start-Up Firms Finance Their Assets? Evidence from the Kauffman Firm Surveys." Social Science Research Network, March 2012.

Coleman, Susan, Carmen Cotei, and Joseph Farhat. "Factors Affecting Survival, Closure and M&A Exit for Small Businesses." Social Science Research Network, November 2010.

Coleman, Susan, and Alicia M. Robb. "The Impact of Financial Capital on Business Performance: A Comparison of Women- and Men-Owned Firms." Social Science Research Network, May 2009.

———. "Sources of Funding for New Women-Owned Firms: Evidence from the Kauffman Firm Survey Data." Kauffman Foundation, 2008. 

Crawford, G. Christopher and Benyamin Lichtenstein. "Is there a Singular 'Law of Entrepreneurship'? Power Law Dynamics of Organizational Emergence and Growth." Working paper, 2012.

D'Erasmo, Pablo N. and Hernan J. Moscoso Boedo. "Intangibles and Endogenous Firm Volatility over the Business Cycle." University of Virginia, December 27, 2011.

DesRoches, David, Janice Ballou, Frank Potter, Betsy Santos, and Zhanyun Zhao. "Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) Second Follow Up Methodology Report." Social Science Research Network, October 2008.

DesRoches, David, Tom Barton, Frank Potter, Betsy Santos, and Zhanyun Zhao. "Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) First Follow-Up Methodology Report." Social Science Research Network, April 2008.

DesRoches, David, Frank Potter, Betsy Santos, Ae Sengmavong, and Yuhong Zheng. "Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) Fifth Follow Up Methodology Report." Social Science Research Network, March 2011.

DesRoches, David, Frank Potter, Betsy Santos, and Zhanyun Zhao. "Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) Fourth Follow Up Methodology Report." Social Science Research Network, March 2010.

———. "Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) Third Follow Up Methodology Report." Social Science Research Network, July 2009.

DesRoches, David, Alicia Robb, Timothy M. Mulcahy. "Kauffman Firm Survey: Baseline/First Follow-Up/Second Follow-Up/Third Follow-Up/Fourth/Fifth Follow-Up." Social Science Research Network, August 15, 2011.

———. "Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS)-Baseline/First/Second/Third/Fourth Follow-Ups: Study Metadata Documentation." Social Science Research Network, April 2010.

Fairlie, Robert W., and Alicia M. Robb. "Disparities in Capital Access between Minority and Non-Minority-Owned Businesses: The Troubling Reality of Capital Limitations Faced by MBEs." U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency, January 2010.

———. "Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment and Business Data: An Introduction to Several Large, Nationally-Representative Datasets." IZA Discussion Paper 4052, Institute for the Study of Labor, March 2009.

Farhat, Joseph. "Using Weights in the Analysis of the KFS Data: KFS Professional Development Workshops." Social Science Research Network, August 2012.

Fried, Harold and Loren Tauer. "Understanding the Entrepreneur: An Index of Entrepreneurial Success." Working Paper 55933, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2009.

Gimmon, Eli and Jonathan Levie. "The Early Bird Catches the Worm: How Early External Investment and Early Sales Boost Long Term Performance of New High Technology Ventures." Working Paper, March 2012.

Hackler, Darrene. "High-Technology and Regions in an Era of Open Innovation." Social Science Research Network, May 2009.

Haviland, Amelia and Bogdan Savych. "A Description of Evolving Data Resources on Small Business." RAND Corporation Working Paper No. WR-293-1-ICJ, September 2007.

Hausman, Naomi. "Health Insurance Costs and Young Firms." Social Science Research Network, June 2011.

Hurst, Eric G. and Benjamin Wild Pugsley. "What Do Small Businesses Do?" National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Paper, No. 17041, May 2011.

Kappos, David J. and Teresa Stanek Rea. "International Patent Protections for Small Businesses." United States Patent and Trademark Office, January 2012.

Lee, Jeongsik and Wei Zhang. "Financial Capital and Startup Survival." Social Science Research Network, December 2010.

Litwin, Adam Seth and Phillip H. Phan. "Quality over Quantity: Reexamining the Link Between Entrepreneurship and Job Creation." Working Paper, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, July 2011.

Lowrey, Ying. "Startup Business Characteristics and Dynamics: A Data Analysis of the Kauffman Firm Survey." Working Paper, U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, August 2009.

Martinez, Rubén O. and Bette Avila. "Does Formal Institutional Access to Startup Funds Matter to the Survivability of Latina-Owned Firms?" Research Report No. 49, Julian Samora Research Institute, Michigan State University, December 2011.

Mueller, John. "Founders and Use of Debt Financing Options in Young Firms." Working Paper, University of Louisville, 2010.

Mueller, John and David Dubofsky. "Multiple Credit Sources and New Firms." Working Paper, University of Louisville, 2010.

Nassereddine, Mohamad. "Start-ups Survival Analysis Using the Kauffman Firm Survey: An Analysis of Founding and Current Conditions on Survival." Working Paper, Department of Economics, Florida International University, May 2010.

Pugsley, Benjamin W. "Wealth, Tastes, and Entrepreneurial Choice." Working Paper, August 2011.

Robb, Alicia M. "Access to Capital among Young Firms, Minority-owned Firms, Women-owned Firms, and High-tech Firms." Working Paper No. 403, U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, April 2013.

Robb, Alicia M., Janice Ballou, David DesRoches, Frank Potter, Zhanyun Zhao, and E.J. Reedy. "An Overview of the Kauffman Firm Survey: Results from the 2004-2007 Data." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, MO, April 2009.

Robb, Alicia M., and Susan Coleman. "Sources of Financing for New Technology Firms: A Comparison by Gender." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, July 2009.

———. "Characteristics of New Firms: A Comparison by Gender." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, January 2009.

Robb, Alicia M., Robert Fairlie, and David T. Robinson. "Patterns of Financing: A Comparison Between White- and African-American Young Firms." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, February 2009.

Robb, Alicia M., and E.J. Reedy.  "Casting a Wide Net: Online Activities of Small and New Businesses in the United States." Social Science Research Network, October 2011.

———. "An Overview of the Kauffman Firm Survey: Results from 2009 Business Activities." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, March 2011.

Robb, Alicia M., E.J. Reedy, Janice Ballou, David DesRoches, Frank Potter, and Zhanyun Zhao. "An Overview of the Kauffman Firm Survey: Results from the 2004-2008 Data." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, May 2010.

Robb, Alicia M., and David T. Robinson. "The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms." National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Working Paper No. 16272, August 2010.

———. "The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms." Social Science Research Network, February 2009.

———. "The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, November 2008.

Santos, Betsy and David DesRoches. "Exploring Mode Effects in a Panel Survey of New Businesses." Social Science Research Network, May 2009.

Scott, Robert III. "Plastic Capital: Credit Card Debt Financing Among Startups." Social Science Research Network, August 2011.

———. "The Use of Credit Card Debt by New Firms." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, August 2009.

Shah, Sonali, Sheryl Winston Smith, and E.J. Reedy. "Who Are User Entrepreneurs? Findings on Innovation, Founder Characteristics, and Firm Characteristics." Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, February 2012.

Smith, Sheryl Winston. "Beg, Borrow, and Deal? Entrepreneurs' Choice of Financing and New Firm Innovation." Social Science Research Network, March 2011.

Tamvada, Jagannadha and Mili Shrivastava. "Spinoffs, Founder Exits, and Entrepreneurial Teams." 2010.

Zaleski, Peter. "Start-Ups and External Equity: The Role of Entrepreneurial Experience." Working Paper 11, Department of Economics and Statistics, Villanova School of Business, 2010.