Paige Clayton

About Paige Clayton

Social science researcher working at the intersection of the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation, regional economic development, and science and technology policy.

Areas of Expertise

Selected Publications

• Clayton, P., Liu, C.Y., and Motoyama, Y. 2025. “The (Uneven) Spatial Distribution of Entrepreneurial Support Organizations in the Regional Ecosystem”. Journal of Planning Education & Research.
• Clayton, P., Goodspeed, R., Green, J., Lassiter, A., Riggs, W., and B. Wilson. 2024. “More than Analytics: Five Approaches to Educating Professionals to Shape Today’s Digital Cities”. Journal of Planning Education & Research, https://doi.org/10.1177/073945... 
• Clayton, P. 2024b. “Mentored without incubation: Start-up survival, funding, and the role of entrepreneurial support organization services”. Research Policy, 53(4), 104975.
• Clayton, P., Feldman, M., & Montmartin, B. 2024. “Financing Regional Industrial Emergence”. Small Business Economics, 62(4), 1493-1521.
• Clayton, P. 2024a. “Different Outcomes for Different Founders: Local Organizational Sponsorship and Entrepreneurial Finance.” Small Business Economics, 62(1), 23-62.
• *Oh, J., Clayton, P., and Feldman, M. 2022. “Accelerator Niches in an Emerging Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: New York City”. Local Economy, 37(4): 233-258.
• Clayton, P., Lanahan, L., & Nelson, A. 2022. “Dissecting Diffusion: Tracing the Plurality of Factors that Shape Knowledge Diffusion”. Research Policy, 51(1): 104389.

Recent Courses Taught

• CP 4010: Foundations of Urban and Regional Development
• CP 6031: Economic Analysis in Planning
• CP 6025: Advanced Planning Methods
• CP 6035: History & Theory of Planning
• CP 6422: Economic Development Methods & Analysis