This paper contrasts the determinants of entrepreneurial entry and high-growth aspiration entrepreneurship. Using the … Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) surveys for 42 countries over the period 1998-2005, we analyse how institutional … entrepreneurship, but has less pronounced effects for entrepreneurial entry. The availability of finance and the fiscal burden matter …

productive entrepreneurship and private sector employment in Africa. …

investment. While GDP growth was one of the strongest in OECD, employment did not reach the pre-crisis level and unemployment …

: the entrepreneurship rate and the fraction of small firms fall with per capita income across countries, while average firm …'s potential payoffs in working and in entrepreneurship. If some firms consistently benefit more from technological progress than …

We extend Lazear's theory of skills variety and entrepreneurship in three directions. First, we provide a theoretical …, but also commercial value. Our findings support the notion that entrepreneurship can be learned. …

particular focus on developing countries (DCs). In particular, the same concept of "entrepreneurship" will be critically …

imposes a 'tax' on entrepreneurship by channelling entrepreneurial talent into lobbying and bribery; by reinforcing male and …

Developing and emerging economies have high entrepreneurship rates and relatively many small firms. There is enormous … entrepreneurship at both edges of the size distribution. The model is then used to analyse the effects of productivity growth …, distortions, financial and labor market frictions, and risk. Capturing entrepreneurship across the size distribution allows for …

Theories of market failures and targeting motivate the promotion of entrepreneurship training programs and generate …