Singh-Knights, Doolarie Smith, Dennis Budumuru, Yoganand
Abstract
We developed a theoretical model of state-level entrepreneurship activity, as measured independently by firm creation, patent applications and presence of 500Inc. firms. We estimated the roles of innovations, financial capital, state resources and entrepreneurial climate. The empirical results suggest all of these factors are important in explaining some measure of entrepreneurial activity. Most importantly, we find that there is no single set of variables most important in explaining the three different measures of entrepreneurial activity used in this analysis, that is, with the exception of entrepreneurial climate. The parameter estimate for entrepreneurial climate was significantly different from zero for all the measures of entrepreneurial activity used.
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Paper provided by American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) in its series 2006 Annual meeting, July 23-26, Long Beach, CA with number
21447.
Length: Date of creation: 2006 Date of revision: Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea06:21447
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