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Entrepreneurial ecosystems, entrepreneurial activity and economic growth: new evidence from European regions

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: A latent class model is applied to allow entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) to influence the effect of entrepreneurial activity on growth in European Union regions. Using this methodology, clusters of regions that differ significantly in their relationship between entrepreneurial activity and growth are identified. This is consistent with the hypothesis that EEs affect this relationship. Subsequently, cluster membership is related to regional characteristics representing a range of components of EEs and marked differences in a variety of these regional characteristics are found. Taken together, the results support the notion that EEs help shape the impact of entrepreneurial activity on growth.

Source: Regional Studies

DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2019.1680827

Authors: Jeroen Content, Niels Bosma, Jacob Jordaan, Mark Sanders

Institution: Utrecht University

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

Funders: European Commission, Horizon 2020