Improved governance and lower start-up costs may not be sufficient for encouraging the type of entrepreneurship that … matters for economic growth. Using panel data on 60 countries spanning the period 2003-07 this paper establishes that (i …) opportunitymotivated entrepreneurship (as opposed to necessity-motivated entrepreneurship) drives economic growth; (ii) governance and the …

It is often claimed that entrepreneurship is indispensable for economic growth and development. These claims are mostly … generated by scholars working in the field of entrepreneurship and management studies. In contrast, development economics … scholars seem to be less concerned about entrepreneurship in the development process Who is right? I show that the arguments …

-driven entrepreneurship in the modern sector. The model shows how opportunity-driven entrepreneurship can drive structural transformation … by increasing employment and productivity in both the modern and traditional sectors. -- entrepreneurship ; economic …

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 …

/urbanization in a region has an a priori ambiguous effect on start-up rates. -- start-ups ; entrepreneurship ; frictions ; economic …

We use data on 3,948 Chinese firms obtained from the World Bank's Investment Climate Private Enterprise Survey to … investigate early international entrepreneurship (international new ventures) in China. The extent of early international … entrepreneurship in China is significant: 65 per cent of the exporting firms start export operations within three years. Foreign …

entrepreneurs to be distinguished. -- entrepreneurship ; serial entrepreneurship ; start-ups ; real options ; stochastic optimal …