of demographic and other variables on latent and actual entrepreneurship. Latent entrepreneurship is measured by the …

This exploratory study focuses on the conversion from nascent to actual entrepreneurship and the role of entry barriers … in this process. Using data for a sample of countries partici-pating in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor between 2002 … and 2004, we estimate a two-equation model explaining the nascent entrepreneurship rate and the young business entre-preneurship …

entrepreneurship. These factors also seem to be responsible for changes in the level of regional new business formation. In addition …

-up costs, pro-enter-rise government programmes, availability of debt financing, entrepreneurship edu-cation and culture. Using … Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data from telephone in-teriews with 257,793 individuals in 31 countries, including 5 … economic development, higher business start-up costs, higher levels of entrepreneurship education, lower income taxes and lower …

Bank intermediated finance has been cited frequently as the preferred means for channeling funds from savers to firms … three hypotheses :1) do bank influenced firms enjoy lower finance costs? [No]; 2) is bank influence a solution to control …