爱荷华大学钱海峰副教授：Knowledge and Entrepreneurship in Cities

演讲人：钱海峰，美国爱荷华大学城市与区域规划学院副教授

主持人：吴建南，上海交通大学文科建设处处长，中国城市治理研究院常务副院长、教授

时  间：2018年6月5日（周二）上午09:30-11:00

地  点：上海交通大学徐汇校区新建楼239会议室

主办单位：上海交通大学中国城市治理研究院；上海交通大学国际与公共事务学院

演讲嘉宾简介: 

钱海峰博士，现任美国爱荷华大学（The University of lowa）城市与区域规划学院副教授，主要教授应用经济学、经济发展政策、和空间数据分析。钱海峰副教授主要研究创新、创业和区域经济发展等交叉方向。研究成果发表在Annals of Regional Science、Regional Studies、Journal of Economic Geography、Urban Studies、Environment and planning A等多个顶级国际学术期刊上。他目前担任Small Business Economics 主编和Economic Development Quarterly的副主编。

The University of Iowa Haifeng Qian: 

Knowledge and Entrepreneurship in Cities

Speaker：Haifeng Qian

Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Iowa

Host：Jiannan Wu

Distinguished Professor, Executive Vice Director, China Institute for Urban Governance, Head, Division of Liberal Arts and Social Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Time：2018. 06. 05.（Tuesday）09:30-11:00 p.m.

Location：Room 239, Xinjian Building, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Xuhui Campus

Organizers：China Institute for Urban Governance, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Short Bio: Haifeng Qian is an associate professor in the School of Urban & Regional Planning and Public Policy Center at the University of Iowa, where he teaches applied microeconomics, economic development policy, and spatial data analysis. He has published over 20 research articles in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation, urban economic development, and science & technology policy. Dr. Qian is an editor of Small Business Economics and an associate editor of Economic Development Quarterly. He won a few highly competitive research awards or grants, including the Best Conference Paper Award from Urban Affairs Association, the Early Career Grant from Regional Studies Association, and the Charles M. Tiebout Prize from Western Regional Science Association. Dr. Qian holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy (George Mason), an M.S. in Management Science & Engineering (Tsinghua), and a B.S. in Engineering Physics (Tsinghua). 

Abstract: 

Entrepreneurship plays an increasingly important role in urban economic development. Recent literature on the knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship has addressed knowledge as one major source of entrepreneurial opportunities in cities. The goal of this research study is to identify the specific types of localized knowledge that underpin new firm formation by entrepreneurs. The quantitative part of the study develops a new typology of urban knowledge bases and further examines the associations between these differentiated knowledge bases and high-tech entrepreneurship in U.S. metropolitan areas. One interesting finding from the quantitative analysis is that research universities as one apparent source of new knowledge show no positive contribution to urban high-tech entrepreneurship. The following qualitative analysis explains this counterintuitive finding based on a case study of the entrepreneurship functions of two major public research universities in the United States. Implications on urban entrepreneurship policy are discussed.