Entrepreneurs and their impact on jobs and economic growth

By A. Kritikos. IZA World of Labor, 2014

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Entrepreneurs, creators of new firms, are a rare species. Even in innovation-driven economies, only 1–2% of the work force starts a business in any given year. Yet entrepreneurs, particularly innovative entrepreneurs, are vital to the competitiveness of the economy and may establish new jobs. The gains of entrepreneurship are only realized, however, if the business environment is receptive to innovation. In addition, policymakers need to prepare for the potential job losses that can occur in the medium term through “creative destruction” as entrepreneurs strive for increased productivity.

Subfields: Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation

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Citations in the corpus

• Do entrepreneurial education and big-five personality traits predict entrepreneurial intention among universities students? (2020, background): “Entrepreneurial activities are considered the backbone of any economy and play a significant role in helping to create jobs and grow the economy (Valliere & Peterson, 2009), which are broadly predictable across the world (Kritikos, 2014).”