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How to analyse determinants of entrepreneurship and self-employment at the country level? A methodological contribution

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The aim of the article was to empirically support a hypothesis, that no matter what measure of entrepreneurship or self-employment we choose at the country level, the determinants indicate the same direction of impact. Methodologically, four measures of entrepreneurial and self-employment activity were utilized as dependent variables in regression models. Entrepreneurial activity in the article was operationalized by Eurostat and OECD self-employment rates, and by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor rates of established business ownership rate and total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA). Based on the obtained results, the determinants of entrepreneurship and self-employment influence all four presented measures in the same direction.

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  • Dvouletý, Ondřej, 2018. "How to analyse determinants of entrepreneurship and self-employment at the country level? A methodological contribution," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 9(C), pages 92-99.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jobuve:v:9:y:2018:i:c:p:92-99
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2018.03.002
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    M2; M1; L260; Measuring entrepreneurship; Comparability; Entrepreneurial activity; Self-employment rate; Established business ownership rate; Total early-stage entrepreneurial activity; Regression analysis;
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