Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurial Activity: Evidence from EU 11 Countries

Autor: Mandić Dragan, Borović Zoran, Jovićević Mladen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: ECONOMICS, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 11-17 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2303-5013
DOI: 10.1515/eoik-2017-0020
Popis: In this paper, we will present the results of our survey on economic freedom and entrepreneurial activity. We have conducted our analysis on EU 11countries (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom) for the time period 2000- 2014. To measure the entrepreneurial activity we have used data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, and to measure economic freedom, we have used data from Fraiser Institute. Our results suggest strong positive and statistically significant, long term impact of economic freedom on entrepreneurial activity.
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