Professor receives business award

David B. Audretsch, a professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, is the recipient of the 2001 International Award for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research. \nThe award is given by the Swedish Board for Industrial and Technical Development and the Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research. It is presented in recognition of scientific contributions to theory-building in entrepreneurship or small business development. It includes a $50,000 cash prize and a sculpture created by Swedish sculptor Carl Miles. Audretsch will receive the award May 3 in Sweden. \nZoltan Acs, a professor at the Merrick School of Business at the University of Baltimore, is Audretsch's research associate and was named co-winner of the award.\n"They have provided empirical analyses of an impressive number of important questions about the role of small firms in the economy," the Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research said in a statement. "Additionally, apart from their own empirical work, professors Acs and Audretsch have made an important contribution to an open and critical assessment and discussion of the role of small firms. This involves organizing several prestigious conferences, writing books, and the establishment of the pioneering Small Business Economics journal, founded by Acs and Audretsch in 1989"