The impact of freedom on economic growth has attracted significant attention from researchers and policy makers around the globe. Besides notions of economic freedom, a rapidly growing body of literature stresses the role of personal freedoms and tolerance. It is argued that tolerance is...

Paradoxically, what powers knowledge-based economies is not knowledge. Rather, it is their capacity for creativity. Creativity transforms knowledge into valuable ideas and products, resulting in innovation and entrepreneurial activity. Previous research has stressed the relevance of creativity...

The key for competitiveness and growth relies in entrepreneurship and its creative destruction. While questioning what drives entrepreneurship and creativity scholars have recently highlighted the role of culture. Culture defines a set of shared characteristics, values, institutions and...

Research underlines the importance of socio-cultural factors when establishing a supportive environment for innovation and entrepreneurship growth. Scholars discuss different aspects, ranging from cultural attitudes and religious norms, to aspects of tolerance and social freedom. Following on...