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Who Are Russia'S Entrepreneurs?

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: : Social scientists studying entrepreneurship have emphasized three distinct sets of variables: the institutional environment, sociological variables, and personal and psychological characteristics. We are conducting surveys in five large developing and transition economies to better understand entrepreneurship. In this short paper, using over 2,000 interviews from a pilot study in Russia, we find evidence that the three sets of variables matter: perceptions of the local institutional environment, social network effects and individual characteristics are all important in determining entrepreneurial behavior.

Source: Journal of the European Economic Association

DOI: 10.1162/jeea.2005.3.2-3.587

Authors: Simeon Djankov, Edward Miguel, Yingyi Qian, Gérard Roland, Ekaterina Zhuravskaya

Institutions: World Bank, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2142897661