Government Investments and Entrepreneurship

Autor: Faria, Joao Ricardo, Ogura, Laudo, Prado, Mauricio, Boudreaux, Christopher J.
Rok vydání: 2023
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-023-00743-9
Popis: How can governments attract entrepreneurs and their businesses? The view that new business creation grows with the optimal level of government investments remains appealing to policymakers. In contrast with this active approach, we build a model where governments may adopt a passive approach to stimulating business creation. The insights from this model suggest new business creation depends positively on factors beyond government investments--attracting high-skilled migrants to the region and lower property prices, taxes, and fines on firms in the informal sector. These findings suggest whether entrepreneurs generate business creation in the region does not only depend on government investments. It also depends on location and skilled migration. Our model also provides methodological implications--the relationship between government investments and new business creation is endogenously determined, so unless adjustments are made, econometric estimates will be biased and inconsistent. We conclude with policy and managerial implications.
Comment: 3 figures and 1 table. 27 pages
Databáze: arXiv
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