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From Micro to Macro: Entrepreneurial Choice and Economic Growth Across Cities in a Developing Country

In: Driving Complexity in Economic Development

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  • Diego Gomez

    (Fundación ECSIM)

  • Sebastian Aparicio

    (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

  • David Urbano

    (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Abstract

Although the literature on entrepreneurial choice is extensive, little is known about its macroeconomic effects, especially in emerging countries. Thus, this chapter reveals the effect of characteristics at the individual, household, and city levels on the entrepreneurial decision (entrepreneur or self-employed), the effect of this decision on labor income, and, finally, the effects of such income on the GDP per capita in Colombian cities. Results indicated that individual, household, and city characteristics are key in entrepreneurial choice, which in turn is significant in the generation of income, which drives GDP per capita at the city level (for employers only).

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  • Diego Gomez & Sebastian Aparicio & David Urbano, 2023. "From Micro to Macro: Entrepreneurial Choice and Economic Growth Across Cities in a Developing Country," Springer Books, in: Diego Gomez & Sebastian Aparicio & David Urbano (ed.), Driving Complexity in Economic Development, chapter 9, pages 269-319, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-34386-5_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34386-5_9
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