Center on Law, Innovation and Economic Growth

On March 26, 2009 the Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship was renamed the Center on Law, Innovation & Economic Growth (CLIEG).  Professor Gerrit De Geest was named Co-Director of CLIEG along with Professor Charles McManis, who has served as the first director of the Center.

The Center on Law, Innovation & Economic Growth (CLIEG) is a faculty-based research program within Washington University.  Its scholarly pursuits are designed to engage faculty and students across the campus and its work will serve not only the St. Louis economic community but other academic, governmental and private sector entities nationally that are interested in advancing entrepreneurship.  The mission of CLIEG is to generate quality research on targeted topics in the area of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Center's primary purpose is to direct and coordinate the research component of the University's larger cross campus entrepreneurship initiative.  The Center is physically located in the School of Law but as an interdisciplinary center its goal is to serve the entire University community and invite participation by interested parties from outside the University.
 
The research activities of the CLIEG will be divided into to parts: 1) Directed research through sponsorship of academic conferences designed to promote empirical research on innovation and entrepreneurship; and 2) A Campus-wide competitive faculty grant program. 

Request for Proposals

The Center on Law, Innovation & Economic Growth is inviting all university faculty members to submit proposals for academic research projects addressing aspects of entrepreneurship in their areas of discipline or cutting across disciplines. Applications are due November 5.  Click here for more information.

The Center has available some videos on demand, click here to view in RealPlayer.