Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Theory, Evidence and Policy

Wim Naudé

No 7507, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This paper provides an overview of the state of the art of the intersection of development economics and entrepreneurship. Given the relative neglect of entrepreneurship by development scholars it deals with (i) recent theoretical insights from the intersection of entrepreneurship and development studies; (ii) the empirical evidence on the relationship between entrepreneurship and development; and (iii) fresh insights for entrepreneurship policy for development that emerges from recent advanced in this area, including female entrepreneurship in developing countries.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; development; small business; private sector development; innovation; business (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M13 O10 O17 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2013-07
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