The relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development: Is it U-Shaped?

Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-237

  Wennekers, Sander ^a   Van Stel, André ^a   Carree, Martin ^b   Thurik, Roy ^b,c,d  

^a EIM Group   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d Max Planck Institute of Economics   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business ownership; Business start ups; Economic development; Entrepreneurship; L shape; Self employment; U shape

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958543061     PISSN: 15513114     EISSN: 15513122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0300000023     Document Type: Article

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