Do institutional pillars support or harm entrepreneurship and economic growth? A systematic review

Lukman Raimi, Nurudeen Babatunde Bamiro and Hazwan Haini

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2024, vol. 13, issue 2, 278-305

Abstract: Purpose - The relationships among institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth are hotly contested topics. The objective of this present study is to conduct a systematic literature review aimed at comprehensively assessing the relationships between institutional pillars, entrepreneurship and economic growth. Design/methodology/approach - Specifically, a comprehensive analysis of 141 empirical publications was carried out using the PRISMA protocol. The reviewed publications were taken from the Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. Thirty-three articles that met the eligibility criteria of quality, relevance and timeliness of the publications were included in the the study. Findings - Three key lessons emerged from the review. First, it was discovered that entrepreneurship and economic growth are influenced by three institutional pillars at various levels, including the regulatory, cognitive and normative pillars. Second, according to the type of institutional quality, the institutional pillars in a causal framework have a good or negative impact on entrepreneurship. Third, novel enterprise creation, self-employment, citizen employment, poverty alleviation, radical innovation, formalization of the informal sector, promotion of competition in existing and new markets, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and the emergence of new business models that significantly improve quality of life. Originality/value - The study proposes a conceptual framework for further exploring this important relationship based on solid empirical evidence. By providing a theoretically grounded framework, the paper fills the gaps in the literature and helps to clarify the relationship between institutional foundations, entrepreneurship and economic progress.

Keywords: Economic growth; Entrepreneurship; Institutional pillars; Systematic Review; PRISMA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/JEPP-10-2023-0100

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