Using state-level data on productive and unproductive entrepreneurship, shadow economy size, and public official … corruption, this paper examines whether formal sector productive (unproductive) entrepreneurial activity is associated with lower … (higher) levels of informal economic activity. Additionally, I aim to connect entrepreneurship, shadow economy size, and …

deemed to be of particular importance for entrepreneurship, innovation-based firm growth and its ensuing impact on the … economy. Particular aspects of entrepreneurship and economic dynamism are covered by pairs (or in one case three) coauthors …, considerable differences remain. These constitute the basis for the concluding policy discussion. -- Entrepreneurship ; Innovation …

promoting: i) micro-entrepreneurship in Brazil; and ii) the formalisation of entrepreneurs. Regarding the promotion of micro-entrepreneurship …

effect of economic freedom on entrepreneurship while controlling for spatial dependence. This paper finds positive and … neighboring areas. Furthermore, the total (direct plus indirect) effects of an increase in economic freedom on entrepreneurship …

Regulations can create economic rents for incumbents at the expense of new entrants, thereby limiting entrepreneurship … in entrepreneurship and income inequality. Results show that there is a negative association between barriers to starting …

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 …

covariates to differ across the various entrepreneurial engagement levels. Data from two Entrepreneurship Flash Eurobarometer …

through these stages. Data are used from the 2007 “Flash Eurobarometer Survey on Entrepreneurship”, covering 27 European …

CEs can learn from CDCs. In the context of the current austerity regimes, CEs and community entrepreneurship are …