and the effect this persistence has on development. It is argued that a regional culture of entrepreneurship plays an … important role in explaining persistence of entrepreneurship. We discuss possible explanations for the emergence of a culture of … entrepreneurship, and how it becomes self-perpetuating over time. Finally, we draw policy implications and identify some promising …

welfare effects. The papers in this special issue are from the 3rd Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Research Conference held in …Entrepreneurship is considered to be an important mechanism for economic development through employment, innovation and … empirical evidence on the relationship between stages of economic development and entrepreneurship. Third, to present a summary …