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David Audretsch

Distinguished Professor Ameritech Chair of Economic Development Director, Institute for Development Strategies at Bloomington School of Public and Environmental Affairs

Adjunct Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Kelley School of Business Distinguished Professor, Ameritech Chair of Economic Development Director, Institute for Development Strategies Director, SPEA Overseas Education Program at Kelley School of Business

Schools

  • Bloomington School of Public and Environmental Affairs
  • Kelley School of Business

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    Bloomington School of Public and Environmental Affairs

    Education

    • Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1980
    • M.S., Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1979
    • B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Economics, Drew University, 1976

    Courses

    • Capstone Course
    • Globalization and Public Policy
    • Metropolitan Development

    Biography

    David Audretsch is a Distinguished Professor and the Ameritech Chair of Economic Development at Indiana University, where he also serves as Director of the Institute for Development Strategies. He is an Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany and a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research in London.

    Audretsch’s research has focused on the links between entrepreneurship, government policy, innovation, economic development, and global competitiveness. He is co-author of The Seven Secrets of Germany, published by Oxford University Press. He is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Small Business Economics: An Entrepreneurship Journal. He was awarded the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research by the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum (Entreprenörskapsforum). He has received honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Augsburg in Germany and Jonköping University in Sweden. Audretsch was also awarded the Schumpeter Prize from the University of Wuppertal in Germany.

    Audretsch has served as an advisory board member to a number of international research and policy institutes, including Chair of the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Berlin (German Institute for Economic Analysis Berlin); Chair of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Foundation for the Promotion of German Science) in Berlin, Germany; the Center for European Economic Research (Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) in Mannheim, Germany; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine; New York Academy of Sciences; the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum in Stockholm, Sweden; and the Jackstädt Centre for Entrepreneurship in Wuppertal, Germany.

    Kelley School of Business

    Areas of Expertise

    Economic policy, entrepreneurship, innovation, globalization, regional economic policy, industrial restructuring and government policy, small enterprises in Europe and the United States

    Academic Degrees

    • Ph.D, University of Wisconsin, 1980
    • M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1979
    • B.A. (Magna Cum Laude), Drew University, 1976

    Professional Experience

    • Visiting Professor, King Saud University, Graduate Studies and Research, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 1, 2010 – present
    • Honorary Professor of Industrial Economics and Entrepreneurship, Economics Group, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany, July 1, 2009 – present
    • Director, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group Max Planck Institute of Economics, October 2003 - August 2009
    • Kauffman Scholar in Residence, Marion Ewing Kauffman Foundation, 2006 - 2008
    • Director, West European Studies, Indiana University, 2001 - 2004
    • Professor of Economics, Georgia State University, 1996 - 1997
    • Visiting Research Professor, Tinbergen Institute, The Netherlands, 1997
    • Acting Director, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung, 1989-1991
    • Research Professor, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung, 1985-1997
    • Assistant Professor, Middlebury College, 1980 - August 1987

    Selected Publications

    • Audretsch, David B. and Al Link (2012), "Valuing the Entrepreneurial Enterprise," Oxford University Press.
    • Grichnik, Dietmar, Michl, Theresa, Sprrle, Matthias, Welpe, Isabell M. and Audretsch, David (2011), “I Think It’s Good but I’m Also Afraid: The Interplay of Opportunity Evaluation and Emotions as Antecedent of Entrepreneurial Exploitation,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 36, No. 9.
    • Aldridge, T. Taylor and Audretsch, David (2011),“The Bayh-Dole Act and Scientist Entrepreneurship,” Research Policy, Vol. 40, Issue 8, October.
    • Wiklund, Johan, Davidsson, Per, Audretsch, David and Karlsson, Charlie (2011), “The Future of Entrepreneurship Research,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 35, Issue 1, pages 1-9.
    • Agarwal, Rajshree, Audretsch, David and Sarkar, Mitrabarun (2010), “Knowledge Spillovers and Strategic Entrepreneurship,” Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4, December, 271-283.

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