Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Public Policy

By Zoltan J. Acs, László Szerb. 2007

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This paper is an introduction to the second Global Entrepreneurship Research Conference. The conference focused on developing a better understanding of the relationships among entrepreneurship, economic growth and public policy, and variations according to the stage of economic development. The papers in this special issue conduct analysis with GEM micro-and-macro data, and offer several important policy recommendations. First, middle-income countries should focus on increasing human capital, upgrading technology availability and promoting enterprise development. It is important to start enterprise development policies early because the main drivers are perceptual variables that are difficult to change in the short run. Second, for developed economies, reducing entry regulations, in most cases, will not result in more high-potential startups. Both labor market reform and deregulation of financial markets may be needed to support growth of high-performance ventures.

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

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Economic resilience and entrepreneurship: lessons from the Sheffield City Region (2014, background): “Yet such approaches have been criticized, with Acs and Szerb (2007) describing how they can culminate in a zero or possibly negative sum game for the national economy with competitive regions cross-subsidizing less competitive regions. Over time, policy has tended to move away from intervention seek”
Entrepreneurship and public policy (2009, neutral): “29 Acs and Szerb (2007).”
The effect of social, cultural, and economic factors on entrepreneurship (2015, background): “Specialist literature considers entrepreneurial activity of high relevance (Acs & Szerb, 2007; Acs et al., 2012; Audretsch & Keilbach, 2004, 2008; Audretsch et al., 2006, 2008; Noseleit, 2013).”
Intergenerational transmission of entrepreneurial intentions (2012, background): “, 2000) across cultures, as well as differences in infrastructure and public policies (Acs and Szerb, 2007), explain variance in entrepreneurial activity.”
What does “entrepreneurship” data really show? (2008, background): “With respect to policy, research priorities have focused first on understanding (measuring) and second on creating environments supportive of entrepreneurship (Acs and Szerb 2007).”
The effect of curricular and extracurricular activities on university students’ entrepreneurial intention and competences (2017, background): “Taking into account the importance of entrepreneurship in the economy (Acs and Szerb 2007), universities devote considerable effort to developing both curricular and extracurricular activities to encourage entrepreneurial intention in their students (Fayolle, Gailly, and Lassas-Clerc 2006;…”
SME development, economic growth, and government intervention in a developing country: The Indonesian story (2008, background): “From their cross-country study, Acs and Szerb (2007) also argued that public policies focusing on increasing human capital, upgrading technology availability, labor market reform, and deregulation of financial markets are important to support growth of SMEs.”
Liquidity, Risk, and Occupational Choices (2010, neutral): “Holtz-Eakin [2000], Acs and Szerb [2007], Parker [2007], Shane [2009] for a discussion).”
National innovation system, social entrepreneurship, and rural economic growth in China (2017, background): “1 Dutz et al. (2000) explored the relationship between entrepreneurship and economic development in low-income countries, whereas Acs and Szerb (2007) suggested that middle-income countries should focus on increasing human capital, upgrading technology availability, and promoting enterprise…”
The impact of small- and medium-sized family firms on economic growth (2015, background): “…employees) are the engines of economic growth, as they create jobs, spark competition, and promote innovation and knowledge spillovers, all of which stimulate economic growth in a society (Acs and Szerb 2007; Audretsch 2007; Rothwell and Zegveld 1982; Schumpeter 1934).”