GENDER GAPS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EDUCATION LEVELS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CLUSTERS OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Aleksandra Gaweå () and Miloå Krstiä† ()
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Aleksandra Gaweå: Department of International Competitiveness, PoznaÅ„ University of Economics and Business, PoznaÅ„, Poland
Miloå Krstiä†: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of NiÅ¡, NiÅ¡ 18000, Serbia

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2021, vol. 26, issue 04, 1-25

Abstract: In European countries, the gender gap in entrepreneurship is persistently observed because females make up on average 30 percent of entrepreneurs. The aim of the paper is to investigate the impact of gender gaps in education at different levels (youth, higher education, adult learning and STEM education) on the gender gap in entrepreneurship, both in all analyzed European countries and in identified clusters of countries. The research is based on the cluster analysis and regression modelling of yearly panel data for 31 European countries for the period 2013–2018. Generally speaking, to the same extent, the gender gap in entrepreneurship can be explained by the gender gap in educational outcomes at different levels, mostly in early leavers and in STEM education. However, European countries are not monolithic in these aspects, as four clusters of countries are identified. Relationships between the gender gaps strongly depend on the country’s characteristics. In countries with a relatively lower level of female entrepreneurship and their education outcomes, the gender gap in entrepreneurship is affected the most significant in comparison to other clusters, by gender gaps in early leavers, higher education and STEM education. However, in clusters of countries with relatively moderate or high levels of female entrepreneurship and education outcomes, their relationships are rather limited.

Keywords: Female entrepreneurship; gender gap in education outcomes; European countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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