Data and Code for: State of American Entrepreneurship

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jorge Guzman, Columbia University; Scott Stern, MIT

Version:  View help for Version V1

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Project Citation: 

Guzman, Jorge, and Stern, Scott. Data and Code for: State of American Entrepreneurship. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2020. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-10-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/E111705V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Assessing the state of American entrepreneurship requires not simply counting the quantity but also the initial quality of new ventures. Combining comprehensive business registries and predictive analytics, we present estimates of entrepreneurial quantity and quality from 1988-2014. Rather than a secular pattern of declining business dynamism, our quality-adjusted measures follow a cyclical pattern sensitive to economic and capital market conditions. Consistent with the role of investment cycles as a driver of high-growth entrepreneurship, our results highlight the role of economic and institutional conditions as a driver of both initial entrepreneurial quality and the scaling of new ventures over time.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Kauffman Foundation

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      L26 Entrepreneurship
      O51 Economywide Country Studies: U.S.; Canada
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1988 – 2014
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2015 – 2019
Universe:  View help for Universe All business who are legally registered in any of 32 US states between 1988 and 2014.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes
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The State of American Entrepreneurship: New Estimates of the Quality and 
Quantity of Entrepreneurship for 32 US States, 1988-2014
By Jorge Guzman and Scott Stern


Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Secretary of State office of each of the 32 states.
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) other
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation one per each firm

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