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Entrepreneurship and Weak Institutions in Latin America

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  • Antonio Lecuna

    (Universidad del Desarrollo)

  • Roberto Chávez

    (Universidad Diego Portales)

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  • Antonio Lecuna & Roberto Chávez, 2018. "Entrepreneurship and Weak Institutions in Latin America," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 33(Fall 2018), pages 25-47.
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    Keywords

    entrepreneurial activity; corruption; institutional theory; high-growth entrepreneurs;
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    JEL classification:

    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups

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