Improved governance and lower start-up costs may not be sufficient for encouraging the type of entrepreneurship that …) opportunitymotivated entrepreneurship (as opposed to necessity-motivated entrepreneurship) drives economic growth; (ii) governance and the … start-up costs are not significant determinants of opportunity entrepreneurship; and (iii) better governance leads to higher …

In this paper, we formalize the view that economic development requires high rates of productive entrepreneurship, and …

Existing indicators of entrepreneurial activity (such as the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Entrepreneurship … Barometer, FORA's Entrepreneurship Index, OECD and Economic Commission's sets of indicators, among others) and several variables … that have been considered good proxies for entrepreneurship during the last decades seem to be unsuitable to capture the …

Entrepreneurship has been a topical issue in the business administration literature, but in the past decade a wave of … interest can be observed on the role of entrepreneurship in the economic growth literature. This paper aims to highlight the … various contributions to the entrepreneurship literature from the perspective of regional economic development. After a broad …

In this paper, we empirically investigate the effect of entrepreneurship on economic growth at the country level. We … use data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, which provides comparative data on entrepreneurship from a wide range … effects of entrepreneurship in general and growth-oriented entrepreneurship in particular. We present empirical tests of 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 …

business creation and its effect on the economy. The present study focuses on an important determinant of entrepreneurship: the … Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project. The results indicate that the quality of institutions is a relevant factor for the distribution … and type of entrepreneurial activities. Some implications for public policy are discussed. -- entrepreneurship …

We examine returns to entrepreneurship using a standard measure of welfare, the percapita consumption expenditure. The …. -- entrepreneurship ; self-employment ; welfare ; developing countries ; quantile regressions …