Entrepreneurial diversity and economic growth

André van Stel and Ingrid Verheul ()

No H200701, Scales Research Reports from EIM Business and Policy Research

Abstract: We investigate the impact of entrepreneurial diversity on national economic growth. More specifically, using data for 36 countries participating in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, we investigate whether the impact of entrepreneurial activity is different for different sociodemographic groups. Diversity is measured in terms of age, education and gender. We find that in less developed countries, older and higher educated entrepreneurs are particularly important for stimulating economic growth, while for highly developed countries the contribution of younger entrepreneurs is more important. We do not find evidence for a differential contribution of female and male entrepreneurs.

Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2007-01-10
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