This paper discusses the difficulties associated with measuring entrepreneurship in developing countries. Three … important dichotomies in the research on entrepreneurship are discussed: formal-informal, legal-illegal, and necessity …-opportunity. Several common measures of entrepreneurship are outlined along with their relevance to developing countries, including self …

Entrepreneurship has emerged as an important element in the organization of economies. This emergence did not occur … countries embrace entrepreneurial energy. This led to the political mandate to promote entrepreneurship. Hence, a clear and … organized view is needed of what the determinants and consequences of entrepreneurship are. The present contribution tries to …

-driven entrepreneurship in the modern sector. The model shows how opportunity-driven entrepreneurship can drive structural transformation …

What is the role of entrepreneurship in economic development? At a minimum the answer should be able to explain the … economic development lacks a ?general theory? of entrepreneurship, which could encompass a variety of development experiences …, much progress has been made in extending the understanding of entrepreneurship in the process of development. This paper …

two key channels of transmission, namely education and trade. Thirty-six sub-Saharan African countries during the period …

This paper provides evidence on the nature of returns to education in Ghana and confirms the emerging empirical … literature on the convexity of returns to education in Ghana. Using a basic Mincerian, model we find that returns to education …

growth and poverty reduction, but also on intermediate outcomes such as health and education. This paper reviews evidence …

This paper examines the impact of foreign aid on gender equality in education outcomes in developing countries …