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Determinants of Innovative Versus Non-Innovative Entrepreneurs in Three Southern States

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  • Gallardo, Roberto

    (Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State University)

  • Scammahorn, Roseanne

    (Southern Rural Development Center, Mississippi State University)

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is becoming an important economic development strategy for communities across the nation. This research distinguishes between innovative and non-innovative entrepreneurs as well as “traditional” entrepreneurs – percent nonfarm proprietors of total employed – across counties in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Three sets of predictor variables were used to better understand the determinants of these entrepreneurs: demographic/location, infrastructure, and socioeconomic. Results indicate that innovative entrepreneurs are more sensitive to highway proximity and rurality while non-innovative are more sensitive to educational attainment, creative class, and access to broadband. Important differences surface comparing innovative versus non-innovative versus nonfarm proprietors.

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  • Gallardo, Roberto & Scammahorn, Roseanne, 2011. "Determinants of Innovative Versus Non-Innovative Entrepreneurs in Three Southern States," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 41(2,3), pages 103-117, Fall, Win.
    • Handle: RePEc:rre:publsh:v:41:y:2011:i:2:p:103-117
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    1. Willis, David Brian & Hughes, David W. & Boys, Kathryn A., 2018. "An Unconditional Quantile Analysis of the Determinants of Self-Employed Income across Regional Economies: An Initial Assessment," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274498, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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    Keywords

    entrepreneurship; economic development; innovative;
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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