A Model of Destructive Entrepreneurship

Sameeksha Desai, Zoltan Acs and Utz Weitzel

No wp-2010-034, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The current research on entrepreneurship as an economic phenomenon often assumes its desirability as a driver of economic development and growth. However, entrepreneurial talent can be allocated among productive, unproductive, and destructive activities. This process is theorized as driven by institutions. Although the tradeoff between productive and unproductive entrepreneurship has been examined, destructive entrepreneurship has been largely ignored. We build from existing theory and define destructive entrepreneurship as wealth-destroying.

Keywords: Comparative economics; Economic development; Entrepreneurship; Industrial organization (Economic theory) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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