Niels S. Bosma

Post-doctoral Researcher

Member of the Urban and Regional research centre Utrecht (URU) and the Netherlands graduate school of Housing and Urban Research (NETHUR). Research Director with the Global Entrepreneurship Research Association.

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Post: P.O. Box 80115, NL-3508 TC, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Phone: +31 30.253.1509
Fax: +31.30.253.2037
E-mail: n.bosma@geo.uu.nl

Research Interests	Publications in Dutch
Refereed Articles	Recent Working Papers / Manuscripts
Books & Book Contributions	Research Background and Links
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)	Curriculum Vitae

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Research Interests

Entrepreneurship, Entry & exit
Regional economic development
Econometrics

Refereed Articles

Bosma, N & Schutjens, V., “Understanding Regional Variation in Entrepreneurial Activity and Entrepreneurial Attitude in Europe”, Annals in Regional Science, forthcoming.

Bosma, N., Stam, E. & Schutjens, V. 2010, “Creative Destruction and Regional Productivity Growth; Evidence from the Dutch Manufacturing and Services Industries”, Small Business Economics, online first.

Bosma, N. & Schutjens, V. 2009, "Mapping entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial attitudes in European regions", International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 191-213.

Bosma, N., Van Stel, A. & Suddle, K. 2008, "The geography of new firm formation: Evidence from independent start-ups and new subsidiaries in the Netherlands", International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 129-146.

De Clercq, D. and N.S. Bosma, 2008, “An Exploratory Study of International Commitment by Nascent and Existing Firms”, Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship 21(3) 21(3), pp. 223–237.

Bosma, N. & Schutjens, V. 2007, "Patterns of promising entrepreneurial activity in European regions", Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, vol. 98, no. 5, pp. 675-686.

Van Gelderen, M., Thurik, R. & Bosma, N. 2006, "Success and risk factors in the pre-startup phase", Small Business Economics, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 319-335.

Bosma, N., De Wit, G. & Carree, M. 2005, "Modelling entrepreneurship: Unifying the equilibrium and entry/exit approach", Small Business Economics, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 35-48.

Bosma, N., Van Praag, M., & De Wit, G, “Initial Capital Constraints hinder Entrepreneurial Venture Performance”, Journal of Private Equity, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 36-44.

Dietzenbacher, E., Romero Luna, I. & Bosma, N.S. 2005, "Using average propagation lengths to identify production chains in the Andalusian economy", Estudios De Economéa Aplicada, vol. 23, pp. 405-422.

Van Gelderen, M., Thurik, R. & Bosma, N. 2005, "Success and risk factors in the pre-startup phase", Small Business Economics, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 365-380.

Reynolds, P., Bosma, N., Autio, E., Hunt, S., De Bono, N., Servais, I., Lopez-Garcia, P. & Chin, N. 2005, "Global entrepreneurship monitor: Data collection design and implementation 1998-2003", Small Business Economics, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 205-231.

Bosma, N., Van Praag, M., Thurik, R. & De Wit, G. 2004, "The value of human and social capital investments for the business performance of startups", Small Business Economics, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 227-236.

Books

Bosma, N.S. (2009), The Geography of Entrepreneurial Activity and Regional Economic Development. Multilevel analyses for Dutch and European Regions. Ph.D. Dissertation Utrecht University, Utrecht. ISBN 978-90-902-3994-I.

Bosma, N.S. (2010), The Geography of Entrepreneurial Activity and Regional Economic Development. A Multilevel Approach, Cheltenham (UK); Northampton, MA (USA): Edward Elgar, under contract.

Book contributions

Bosma, N.S. (2010), Entrepreneurship, Urbanisation Economies and Productivity of European Regions, In M.F. Fritsch (ed.) "Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Cheltenham (UK); Northampton, MA (USA): Edward Elgar, forthcoming.

Bygrave, W.D. and N.S. Bosma (2010), Informal Investment and Entrepreneurial Activity, in M. Minniti (ed.), The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Activity, Oxford University Press, forthcoming.

Z.J. Acs, N.S. Bosma and R. Sternberg (2010), Entrepreneurship in World Cities, in M. Minniti (ed.), The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Activity, Oxford University Press, forthcoming.

Bosma, N. & Schutjens, V. 2009, “Determinants of early-stage entrepreneurial activity in European regions; Distinguishing low and high ambition entrepreneurship” in: Smallbone D., Landstrom H. and Jones Evans D. (eds) 'Making the Difference in Local, Regional and National Economies: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research', Cheltenham (UK); Northampton, MA (USA): Edward Elgar, pp. 49-77.

Bosma, N., Schutjens, V. & Stam, E. 2009, Entrepreneurship in European Regions: Implications for Public Policy. In: Leitao, J. & Baptista, R. (eds) Public Policies for Fostering Entrepreneurship. New York: Springer, pp. 59-89.

Trends in het Nederlandse Starters-en Ondernemersklimaat (‘Trends in the Dutch Start-up and Entrepreneurship Climate’ with Sander Wennekers), chapter in Wim Hulsink, Dick Manuel en Erik Stam, 2004, Ondernemen in Netwerken (‘Entrepreneurship in Networking’, in Dutch), Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Determinants of entrepreneurship in the Netherlands (with I. Verheul, M. van Ginkel, D. Longerbone and R. Prins), in D.B. Audretsch, A.R. Thurik, I. Verheul and S. Wennekers (eds.) Entrepreneurship: Determinants and Policy in a European-US Comparison, 2002, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht, isbn 0-7923-7685-4.

Determinants of entrepreneurship in USA (with I. Verheul, F. van der Nol and T. Wong, in D.B. Audretsch, A.R. Thurik, I. Verheul and S. Wennekers (eds.) Entrepreneurship: Determinants and Policy in a European-US Comparison, 2002, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston/Dordrecht, isbn 0-7923-7685-4.

Publications in Dutch

Bosma, N.S. & K. Suddle, 2008, Ondernemerschap in de Regio; Denken, durven en doen in Oost -Groningen, Twente, Groot -Amsterdam en Midden-Nederland, EIM Publieksrapportage A200803, Zoetermeer: EIM. pdf

Stam, E. & Bosma, N.S., 2007, Het succes van falend ondernemerschap, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 2 november, pp. 660-661.

A.R.M. Wennekers, J. Meijaard, P.J.M. Vroonhof en N.S. Bosma, 2005, Maatschappelijke Urgentie van Ondernemerschap, SMO Publicatie 2005-3, SMO pdf

Bosma, N.S. en A.R.M. Wennekers, 2004, Trends in het Nederlandse Starters-en Ondernemersklimaat, in Wim Hulsink, Dick Manuel en Erik Stam (eds.), Ondernemen in Netwerken, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Van Gorkum Publishers.

Bosma, N.S., M.E. Rosenbrand en F. Dirks, 2003, Langer werken… als ondernemer, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 31 oktober.

Bosma, N.S. en H.R. Nieuwenhuijsen, 2002, Toe- en uittreding van bedrijven goed voor de economie?, Economisch Statistische Berichten, 1 maart.

Recent Working Papers / Reports / Manuscripts

(See also RePec/Econpapers)

Bosma, N.S., E. Stam and A.R.M. Wennekers, 2010, Intrapreneurship - An international study, EIM Research Report H201005, Zoetermeer: EIM. Click here for pdf

Bosma, N.S. and J. Levie, 2010, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2009, Executive Report, Babson Park, MA, US: Babson College, Santiago, Chile: Universidad del Desarollo and Reykjavík, Iceland: Háskólinn Reykjavík University, London, UK: Global Entrepreneurship Research Association (all GEM reports downloadable at www.gemconsortium.org)

Bosma, N.S., Z.J. Acs, E. Autio, A. Coduras and J. Levie, 2009, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2008, Executive Report, Babson College / Universidad del Desarollo / Global Entrepreneurship Research Association (all GEM reports downloadable at www.gemconsortium.org)

Bosma, N.S., E. Stam and V.A.J.M. Schutjens, 2008, Creative Destruction and Regional Productivity Growth; Evidence from the Dutch Manufacturing and Services Industries, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography 08.13, Utrecht: Utrecht University. Click for pdf

Acs, Z.J., N.S. Bosma and R. Sternberg, 2008, The Entrepreneurial Advantage of World Cities, EIM Scales Paper H200810, Zoetermeer: EIM. Click for pdf.

Bosma, N.S., V.A.J.M. Schutjens and K. Suddle, 2008, Whither a flat landscape? Regional differences in Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands, EIM Scales Paper H200805, Zoetermeer: EIM. Click for pdf.

Research Background and Links

Conferences, Seminars & Workshops

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

Research Links

Presentations at International Conferences, Seminars & Workshops since October 2005

DRUID Academy Winter 2006 PhD Conference 26-28 January 2006.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Launch Global Report 2005, Babson College, Boston/Wellesley MA, 12-15 January 2006.

International Schumpeter Society Conference, Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, 21-24 June 2006.

Summer Institute on Entrepreneurship Research, Max Planck Institute Jena, 24-28 July 2006.

RENT XX Conference, Brussels, 23-24 November 2006.

DIME Workshop “Policy Implications from Recent Advances in the Economics of Innovation and Industrial Dynamics”, Open University London, 15-16 December 2006.

IECER Conference, Montpellier, 27 Feb – 2 March 2007. Best paper award (Mapping Entrepreneurial Activity and Entrepreneurial Activity in European Regions)

Babson Conference, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid, 7-9 June 2007.

ICSB Conference, Turku School of Economics, 13-15 June 2007. Track chair “start-ups and growth of SMEs”

GEM Research Conference, George Mason University, Washington, 1-3 October 2007.

RENT XXI Conference, Cardiff, 22-23 November 2007.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Launch Global Report 2007, Babson College, Boston/Wellesley MA, 17 January 2008.

IECER Conference, Regensburg, 5-7 March 2008.

Working Group Meeting ‘Policy-relevant Research on Entrepreneurship and SMEs’ “The Effects of New Businesses on Economic Development”, Brussels, Monday 23 June 2008 (presentation: "Entrepreneurship, regional development and job creation: the case of the Netherlands" )

RENT XXII Conference, Covilha, 20-21 November 2008.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Launch Global Report 2008, Babson College, Boston/Wellesley MA, 16 January 2009.

Shaping future cohesion policy Academic/practitioner ‘brain-storming’, European Commission DG Regions, 12th February, 2009 (discussant)

EMAEE 2009 Conference, Jena, 21-23 May 2009.

Babson Conference, Babson College, Wellesley MA, 4-6 June 2009.

IDRC Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Research Training, Amman, 8-9 October 2009

RENT XXIII Conference, Budapest, 19-20 November 2009.

AEGIS: Advancing Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Economic Growth and Social Well-being in Europe (EC 7^th framework), 2^nd project Meeting, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, 3-4 December 2009.

Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

I am involved in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project as research director and co-author of the GEM Global report. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor research program provides an annual assessment of the national level of entrepreneurial activity. Initiated in 1999 with 10 countries, GEM expanded to 54 countries in 2009. The research program provides a harmonized assessment of the level of national entrepreneurial attitudes, entrepreneurial activity and entrepreneurial aspirations for all participating countries. It also involves exploration of the role of entrepreneurship in national economic development. There is, further, a wealth of national features and characteristics associated with entrepreneurial activity. See www.gemconsortium.org. Click on the picture to download the latest report. The 2009 GEM report was released on January 14^th, 2010 at Universidad del Desarollo, Santiago, Chile.

Research Links

EIM’s Research Programme on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (Scales Papers)	During 1998-2004 I worked at EIM Business and Policy Research. EIM carries out business and policy related research on enterprise issues in various fields such as entrepreneurship and business development, employment, ICT, innovation, internationalisation and administrative burdens. Dutch version: www.ondernemerschap.nl
Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG)	Goal of the series maintained by our department at Utrecht University is to promote the use of evolutionary economics in the field of economic geography. Submissions of both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome.

Curriculum Vitae

Short bio:

Niels Bosma holds a PhD in economic geography at Utrecht University. After obtaining his MSc degree in econometrics in 1998, he completed a research trainee program at Erasmus University Rotterdam in a joint program with EIM and Tinbergen Institute. His main research interests lie in the fields of entrepreneurship, entry & exit and regional economic development. Niels is research director with the Global Entrepreneurship Research Association and is also affiliated to EIM Business and Policy research, where he worked during 2000-2004.

Curriculum Vitae (pdf – version November 2009)