CALL FOR PAPERS
Baugh-Ratio Colloquium for Young Social Scientists
"Policy for Innovative Entrepreneurship"
Stockholm, 18-19 August 2017
Highlights
- Cross-disciplinary social sciences colloquium focused on entrepreneurship policy
- Collaborative and stimulating atmosphere for young scholars to develop papers
- Keynotes by Jay Barney (University of Utah) and Peter G. Klein (Baylor University & NHH Norwegian School of Economics)
- Accommodation and travel costs covered for participants with accepted full papers
The Ratio Institute (Sweden) and the Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship & Free Enterprise at Baylor University (USA) invite junior scholars in management, entrepreneurship, economics, public policy, economic history, sociology, etc. to submit proposals for a cross-disciplinary research colloquium in Stockholm. The aim of the colloquium is to bring together researchers working on policy-relevant issues related to entrepreneurship and innovation.
The colloquium aims to deepen the discussion on governmental policies for innovative entrepreneurship. Policymakers have invested extensively in initiatives for commercialization of research and with incentives for new firms to invest in R&D and growth. However, public investments and policy efforts often have a smaller impact than expected. Why? What distinguishes successful from less successful policies? Are there limits to specific policy interventions or combination of policies?
The ambition of the colloquium is to advance research on governmental policies for innovative entrepreneurship. We encourage papers dealing with, but not limited to, the following:
- Specific policy interventions towards innovative entrepreneurship
- How policy interventions affect competitive environments
- Theoretical assessment of policy interventions
- Enabling or constraining resource recombination
- Methods and measures
- Other neglected topics
Important dates and deadlines
- April 15 Deadline for submission of proposals
- May 15 Applicants will be notified of whether they have been accepted or not
- June 15 Last date for registration
- July 30 Deadline for submission of full papers
Guidelines
- Proposals should not exceed a total of 5 pages and 3000 words, including charts, graphs, diagrams, and references.
- Abstract of 125 words.
- Only electronic submissions to karl.axelsson@ratio.se will be accepted.
- Maximum of one proposal, either as an author or a co-author, may be submitted.
Applications should include the following:
- A research proposal
- A one-page summary of your research interests
- An up-to-date CV
Venue: Ratio Institute, Sveavägen 59 in central Stockholm, Sweden
Conveners