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The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem : The Regional Entrepreneurship and Development Index
Szerb, László - 2015
Our article develops a Regional Entrepreneurship and Development Index (REDI) for capturing the contextual features of … the entrepreneurial ecosystems. Building on the National Systems of Entrepreneurship Theory, REDI advances our … level of entrepreneurship and optimize resource allocation over the different pillars of the ecosystem …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013017829
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The Entrepreneurship Paradox : More Entrepreneurs Are Not Always Good for the Economy – The Role of the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem on Economic Performance in Africa
Lafuente, Esteban - 2019
empirical-driven arguments. This study analyzes the entrepreneurship paradox — i.e., entrepreneurship is good for the economy … between entrepreneurship and economic performance) and the policy tension (i.e., the unclear role of entrepreneurship policy … on entrepreneurship outcomes).Design/methodology/approach: Building on a sample of 81 countries from Africa, America …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012896034
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Boomer Entrepreneurs : Age and Type
Zhang, Ting - 2017
This study extends the occupational choice model to explore age effects for eight different types of boomer entrepreneurs. The empirical study relies on monthly Current Population Survey data across 11 years (2006-2016). Multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression models are estimated to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012960857
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Entrepreneurship, Stages of Development, and Industrialization
Acs, Zoltan J. - 2018
Unlike in the past where industrial policy was either focused on creation and growth of state owned firms or alternatively consisted merely of broadly functional policies without consideration for firm or entrepreneurial specifics, the requirement now is that future industrial policy ought to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912582
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Start-Up Capital and Women's Entrepreneurship : Evidence from Swaziland
Brixiova, Zuzana - 2016
This paper examines gender differences in entrepreneurial performance and their links with start-up capital utilizing a search model and empirical analysis of survey of entrepreneurs from Swaziland. The results show that entrepreneurs of both genders with higher start-up capital record better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012980353
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Unlocking Productive Entrepreneurship in Africa’s Least Developed Countries
Brixiova, Zuzana - 2010
economies depends critically on structural transformation and the emergence of productive entrepreneurship that would accelerate …) constraints and develops a theoretical framework that examines the main obstacles to entrepreneurship in Africa's LDCs. The paper … economies, development of productive entrepreneurship cannot be left to markets alone. The policy analysis suggests that the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013139825
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Start-up capital and women's entrepreneurship : evidence from Swaziland
Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry - 2016
This paper examines gender differences in entrepreneurial performance and their links with start-up capital utilizing a search model and empirical analysis of survey of entrepreneurs from Swaziland. The results show that entrepreneurs of both genders with higher start-up capital record better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011551926
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Training, human capital, and gender gaps in entrepreneurial performance
Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry; Said, Mona - 2019
entrepreneurship as a possible growth driver. This paper contributes to reconciling mixed findings in the literature on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012138459
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Networks, start-up capital and women's entrepreneurial performance in Africa : evidence from Eswatini
Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry - 2019
This paper analyzes the role of networks in the access of female entrepreneurs to start-up capital and firm performance in Eswatini, a country with one of the highest female unemployment rates in Africa. The paper first shows that higher initial capital is associated with better sales...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012139697
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Training, human capital, and gender gaps in entrepreneurial performance
Brixiova, Zuzana; Kangoye, Thierry - 2019
entrepreneurship as a possible growth driver. This paper contributes to reconciling mixed findings in the literature on the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140241