This paper highlights the role of financial development in producing innovative products and services. The Venture Capitalists (VCs) plays a crucial role for the realization of product innovation and service innovation. Especially young entrepreneurs face the problem of financial constraints if...

The paper uses data from 12 African countries to examine whether entrepreneurial activity moderates the relationship between financial development and economic growth. Using panel Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) technique, the results show that entrepreneurial activity does not moderate the...