Entrepreneurship and Socioeconomic Indicators in Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18968917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | José Ernesto Amorós (0000-0001-9601-0892, corresponding author), Fernando Borraz (0000-0003-3690-5322), Leonardo Veiga |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 186-201 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Research Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8791 • E-ISSN: 1542-4278 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/lar.2016.0055 |
| OpenAlex | W2557645164 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article examines the relationship between entrepreneurial activity and a set of economic variables including gross domestic product, economic growth, unemployment, informality, corruption perceptions, macroeconomic stability, and labor regulations. We use panel data from nine Latin American countries covered by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor from 2000 to 2010. We focus on necessity-based entrepreneurship, as the rates of this type of activity are relatively high in Latin America. The results show that economic growth is positively related to opportunity-based entrepreneurship. Other factors such as inflation, informality, and transparency (versus corruption) are positively associated with higher rates of necessity-based entrepreneurship. Lines of future research and policy implications are discussed. RESUMEN: Este trabajo analiza la relación entre la actividad emprendedora y un conjunto de variables económicas como el producto interno bruto (PIB), crecimiento económico, desempleo, informalidad, percepción de corrupción, estabilidad macroeconómica y regulación laboral. Utilizamos datos de panel de nuevo países latinoamericanos cubiertos por el Global Entrepreneurship Monitor entre 2000 y 2010. Nos centramos en el emprendimiento por necesidad ya que las tasas de este tipo de actividad son relativamente altas en América Latina. Los resultados indican que el crecimiento económica esta positivamente relacionado con el emprendimiento por necesidad. Otros factores como la inflación, informalidad y transparencia (en oposición a la corrupción) se asocian positivamente con tasas más altas de la iniciativa empresarial basada en la necesidad. Se discuten líneas de investigación futuras e implicaciones de política
Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Gross domestic product · Language change · Latin Americans · Panel data · Political science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Transparency (behavior) · Unemployment · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Finance · Firm Innovation and Growth · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |