We use the historical self-employment rate as an indicator of a regional culture of entrepreneurship and link this … measure to economic growth in recent periods. The results indicate that German regions with a high level of entrepreneurship … a regional culture of entrepreneurship is an important resource for regional growth. …

We review Baumol's typology of productive, unproductive and destructive entrepreneurship. We argue that the typology is … the thesis that entrepreneurship has become less productive, due to the unintended effects of entrepreneurship policies … adopted widely in Western economies. These have straight-jacketed, distracted and zombified entrepreneurship. Removing these …

. While microfinance is supposed to address this problem through the promotion of viable businesses, it has not been very … microfinance institutions (MFIs), there have been very few that look at market conditions as an input into the success of micro …

A country's institutional framework plays a crucial role in promoting entrepreneurship, which drives economic growth … importance, we analyze the influence of institutional factors on entrepreneurship development. Specifically, we analyze political … of obtaining credit. We develop two models to explain the presence and absence of entrepreneurship. To do so, we apply …

This paper presents a systematic review of (a) the impact of entrepreneurship on economic, social and environmental … welfare and (b) the factors determining this impact. Research over the past 25 years shows that entrepreneurship is one cause … of macroeconomic development, but that the relationship between entrepreneurship and welfare is very complex. The …

-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 …

examines the literature on entrepreneurship and economic development creating a framework for promoting development through …