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

Economic Development

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/10.1177/0739456X2412613.

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