Explaining international differences in entrepreneurship
Subtitle: the role of individual characteristics and regulatory constraints
By: Silvia Ardagna, Annamaria Lusardi.
Contributors: Lusardi, Annamaria.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 14012; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 14012.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: "We use a micro dataset that collects information across individuals, countries, and time to investigate the determinants of entrepreneurial activity in thirty-seven developed and developing nations.  We focus both on individual characteristics and on countries' regulatory differences.  We show that individual characteristics, such as gender, age, and status in the workforce are important determinants of entrepreneurship, and we also highlight the relevance of social networks, self-assessed skills, and attitudes toward risk.  Moreover, we find that regulation plays a critical role, particularly for those individuals who become entrepreneurs to pursue a business opportunity.  The individual characteristics that are impacted most by regulation are those measuring working status, social network, business skills, and attitudes toward risk"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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