Abstract
We discuss a prospective, theoretical research agenda on the connections between entrepreneurship, innovation and multi-regional economic growth and welfare. This agenda advocates the use of endogenous economic growth theory and advances in new economic geography to analyze models that shed light on the effects of innovative entrepreneurship for economic growth and welfare in multiple regions. Four salient questions comprise the subject matter of this paper. First, what are the impacts of human capital use, innovative activities and alternate patent policies on economic growth and welfare in any region? Second, what are the effects of human capital use and negative externalities in innovation on economic growth and welfare in a region? Third, what are the impacts of alternate tax policies on innovation driven economic growth in a region? Finally, what role does human capital in a region play in influencing innovation driven economic growth and welfare in a region?
JEL Classification: R11, O31, D90
