Mirella Schrijvers

My expertise lies in the area of regional ecosystems for entrepreneurship and innovation. During my PhD at Utrecht University, I developed an index for measuring the quality of ecosystems in European regions. I then developed a similar index for the United States during a postdoc at the Technical University of Munich.

I enjoy using my knowledge to help policymakers and other stakeholders develop ecosystems based on insights from quantitative analyses. I am also interested in the societal impact of entrepreneurs and want to contribute with my research to strengthening it.

I have a background in policy economics (Paris School of Economics, Master's) and development economics (University of Oxford, MSc). I also worked for a year as a consultant at Technopolis, where I performed various evaluations of innovation and entrepreneurship policy.

Top publications

• Schrijvers, M.T., and Vogelaar, J.J. (2025) Grow, grow, grow? Stakeholder value creation by high-growth firms. Small Business Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-025-01095-2.
• Schrijvers, M.T., Stam, F.C., and Bosma, N.S. (2024) Figuring it out: Configurations of High-Performing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Europe. Regional Studies, 58 (5), 1096-1110. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2226727.
• Leendertse, J., Schrijvers, M.T., and Stam, F.C. (2022) Measure Twice, Cut Once: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Metrics. Research Policy, 51 (9), 104336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2021.104336.