Our group's research interests center around entrepreneurship. We are particularly interested in policy and the institutional environment, entrepreneurs in emerging economies and entrepreneurship among historically under-represented populations. We also do some work on technology platforms to facilitate startups and refugee entrepreneurship.
My research focuses on the influence of the external environment on entrepreneurship. Specifically, I have sought to be a leader in investigating the types of environments that encourage the founding of high growth, technology-based firms. Although I build on previous work that focuses on individual characteristics, network ties, and strategy, my major contribution is to demonstrate that institutions matter. I have broken new ground in showing that effective institutional change influences who starts firms, not just how many firms are started.