National Systems of Entrepreneurship: Measurement issues and policy implications

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 476-494

  Ács, Zoltán J ^a   Autio, Erkko ^b,c   Szerb, László ^d  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Economic development; Index methodology; Institutions; National Systems of Innovation; Penalty for Bottleneck; Systems of Entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BOTTLENECK FEATURES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDEX METHODOLOGY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; NATIONAL SYSTEMS OF INNOVATIONS; PENALTY FOR BOTTLENECK; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION SYSTEMS;

SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL;

EID: 84893659390     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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