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Could The Irish Miracle Be Repeated in Hungary?

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Zoltan Acs
Colm O'Gorman
Laszlo Szerb
Siri Terjesen

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It is widely recognized that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in economic development. Internationalization theory is used to explore how inward FDI impacts entrepreneurial activity. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we find significant differences in entrepreneurial activity between Ireland and Hungary in both the type of people starting businesses and the opportunities pursued. These results suggest that economic development policies for middle-income countries, like Hungary, should focus on increasing human capital, promote enterprise development, and upgrading the quality of FDI.

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Paper provided by Max Planck Institute of Economics, Group for Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy in its series Discussion Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy with number 2005-33.

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Date of creation: Aug 2006
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Keywords: Entrepreneurial Activity GEM Economic Development Entrepreneurs Foreign Direct Investment Knowledge Spillovers Ireland Hungary

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M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
O10 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
O30 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - General

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  1. Miltiades N. Georgiou, 2006. "An Empirical Relationship between Entrepreneurship and FDI. A Note," Discussion Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy 2006-27, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Group for Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy. [Downloadable!]
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