- The role of venture capitalists in private firms and in their going public decisions
- The role of private equity and venture capital in emerging markets
- The role of access to finance in creating entrepreneurial firms, fostering their
success, affecting innovation, and in their exit choice decisions
- The role of financial intermediaries such as banks and private equity investors
(including venture capitalists and angels) in entrepreneurial business creation and
in the success of such ventures
- The role of Fintech industry in financial intermediation
- The role of market structure and product market competition on the creation,
financing, and success of entrepreneurial firms and in shaping innovation at both
entrepreneurial firms and mature firms
- The impact of the recent financial crisis on entrepreneurship and new business
creation and innovation
- Governance and board structure of entrepreneurial firms and its impact on the
development and success of entrepreneurial firms
- International comparison of institutional, legal, and contractual structures
fostering entrepreneurship and innovation
- Policy proposals to encourage new business creation and innovation
- The determinants and consequences of corporate innovation