Empirical Analysis of Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth

• Main Author: Stel, André van (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Series: International Studies in Entrepreneurship ; 13
• Subjects: Business.; Entrepreneurship.; Economics.; Management science.; Economic growth.; Business and Management.; Economic Growth.; Economics, general.

The importance of entrepreneurship for achieving economic growth in contemporary economies is widely recognized, both by policy makers and economists. However, empirical evidence linking entrepreneurship to economic growth is scarce. Empirical Analysis of Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth investi...

Table of Contents:

• Economic Development and Business Ownership
• Business Ownership and Sectoral Growth
• Impeded Industrial Restructuring: The Growth Penalty
• Knowledge Spillovers and Economic Growth
• The Link between Firm Births and Job Creation
• Total Entrepreneurial Activity Rates and Economic Growth
• Business Dynamics and Employment Growth
• COMPENDIA: Harmonizing Business Ownership Data
• Overview and Conclusions.