Latent and actual entrepreneurship in Europe and the US: some recent developments

Roy Thurik and Isabel Grilo

No N200514, Scales Research Reports from EIM Business and Policy Research

Abstract: This paper uses 2004 survey data from the 15 old EU member states and the US to explain country differences in latent and actual entrepreneurship. Other than demographic variables such as gender, age and education, the set of covariates includes the perception by respondents of administrative complexities, of availability of financial support and of risk tolerance as well as country-specific effects. A comparison is made with results using a similar survey in 2000. While a majority of the surveyed population identifies lack of financial support as an obstacle to starting a new business, the role of this variable in both latent and actual entrepreneurship appears to be even more counterintuitive in 2004 than in 2000.

Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2006-01-23
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