Promoting high impact entrepreneurship in Mexico: an impact evaluation
An IGL funded trial, carried out by the NBER, explores the impact of matching grants and promoting high impact entrepreneurship in Mexico.
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Read the latest blogs from the IGL network.
What is the market impact of patents?
This month IGL begins funding a research project by MIT and EPFL researchers on the market impact of patenting. This question is important because the granting of patent rights is a central public policy tool to incentivise innovation.
Making governments learn faster from experience: experimental government at IGL2017
If you were a member of a government, how would you detect people at risk of suicide in an innovative way?
What were your takeaways from IGL2017?
A month ago, we gathered over 250 policymakers, practitioners and researchers working in innovation, entrepreneurship and business growth for the Innovation Growth Lab Annual Conference.
IGL2017: My day of high growth, experimentation and failure
On the second day of the IGL conference I had the pleasure to help facilitate four Policy and Practice Learning Lab (PPLL) workshops.
Making research, innovation and entrepreneurship policy in the big data era: a summary of the discussion at the IGL2017 Global Conference
The data revolution is transforming our economy and society, from the way we shop to the way we date. But what about Research, Innovation and Growth policy? Juan Mateos-Garcia summarises his session from IGL2017.
IGL2017: making innovation policy more innovative - three important ingredients
In June 2017, we hosted IGL2017. IGL's Director, Albert explores the three important ingredients for making innovation policy more innovative, and explains why IGL2017 is an important part of the conversation.
Unlocking bank finance for intangible assets: new models of support
Ahead of IGL2017, speaker Martin Brassell explores intangible assets - "the currency of the knowledge economy."
What would you fund with $10 million for an innovation and entrepreneurship support programme?
Imagine you had $10 million to develop a new programme or policy instrument to support innovation, entrepreneurship or business growth. Given carte blanche, what would you spend it on?
Top tips for using randomised controlled trials in innovation and entrepreneurship
In preparation for the upcoming IGL conference and the launch of our experimentation toolkit, this blog bring forward tips for those looking at when and how RCTs can be used in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship and business growth policy.
Promoting experimentation in government – learning from Canada’s experience
Back in 2015, the Canadian Prime Minister publicly released, for the first time, his instructions to all his ministers. Among these instructions, entitled mandate letters, one was particularly relevant to experimentation. It was addressed to the President of the Treasury Board of Canada, and it stated:
What are trials?
What are trials? This is a primer, adopted from our upcoming experimentation toolkit, answering a few basic questions on trials.