Scott Stern

Scott Stern is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in economics and entrepreneurship. Their work spans several key areas including private equity and venture capital, entrepreneurship studies and influences, innovation policy and R&D, firm innovation and growth, innovation and knowledge management, regional development and policy, and corporate finance and governance.

Their recent scholarly output includes notable papers such as The State of American Entrepreneurship: New Estimates of the Quantity and Quality of Entrepreneurship for 32 US States, 1988-2014 (2020) published in American Economic Journal Economic Policy, Enabling Entrepreneurial Choice (2021) in Management Science, The Startup Cartography Project: Measuring and mapping entrepreneurial ecosystems (2021) in Research Policy, The Economics of Maps (2020) in The Journal of Economic Perspectives, and The Impact of State-Level Research and Development Tax Credits on the Quantity and Quality of Entrepreneurship (2020) in Economic Development Quarterly.

These publications highlight a focus on entrepreneurship dynamics, regional and state-level innovation policies, and the economic mechanisms influencing entrepreneurial activities across different contexts.

Stern's collaborative work involves frequent co-authorship with several researchers, including Jorge Guzmán, Catherine Fazio, RJ Andrews, Yupeng Liu, and Joshua S. Gans. These collaborations indicate interdisciplinary engagement across economics, public policy, and innovation studies.

Their research has been presented in a variety of publication venues. Among the most frequent are Harvard Dataverse, SSRN Electronic Journal, Research Policy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, and Strategy Science. This distribution reflects a significant presence in outlets focusing on economics, strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship policy.

In terms of academic focus, Stern's work is rooted in subfields such as accounting, management of technology and innovation, economics and econometrics, strategy and management, and political science and international relations. This multidisciplinary approach supports a comprehensive exploration of how innovation and entrepreneurship interact with economic and institutional frameworks.

• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
• Innovation Policy and R&D
• Firm Innovation and Growth
• Innovation and Knowledge Management
• Regional Development and Policy
• Corporate Finance and Governance

• The State of American Entrepreneurship: New Estimates of the Quantity and Quality of Entrepreneurship for 32 US States, 1988-2014 (2020), American Economic Journal Economic Policy
• Enabling Entrepreneurial Choice (2021), Management Science
• The Startup Cartography Project: Measuring and mapping entrepreneurial ecosystems (2021), Research Policy
• The Economics of Maps (2020), The Journal of Economic Perspectives
• The Impact of State-Level Research and Development Tax Credits on the Quantity and Quality of Entrepreneurship (2020), Economic Development Quarterly

• Jorge Guzmán
• Catherine Fazio
• RJ Andrews
• Yupeng Liu
• Joshua S. Gans

• Harvard Dataverse
• SSRN Electronic Journal
• Research Policy
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy
• Strategy Science

• Accounting
• Management of Technology and Innovation
• Economics and Econometrics
• Strategy and Management
• Political Science and International Relations