Abstract
In this paper, we introduce the special issue
on Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society in Europe. There are many reasons
for Europe to want to make the transition to a more
Entrepreneurial Society. And for decades now, policy
makers are trying to bring that transition about with
variations on the Beducate, deregulate and finance^
approach to entrepreneurship. We argue that more
fundamental reforms are required to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem and bring about this transition.
We then discuss the 12 contributions that pertain to
five different facets of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The first two papers address the most fundamental
institutional foundations of the ecosystem. The next
three papers discuss the (lack of) access to knowledge
and incentives to start innovative entrepreneurial
ventures. That is followed by three papers that focus
on the institutions that (fail to) channel financial resources to such ventures and two papers that analyze
the relevance of labor market institutions. The special
issue concludes with two papers investigating how the
interplay of institutions and productive entrepreneurship results in economic growth.
on Financial and Institutional Reforms for an Entrepreneurial Society in Europe. There are many reasons
for Europe to want to make the transition to a more
Entrepreneurial Society. And for decades now, policy
makers are trying to bring that transition about with
variations on the Beducate, deregulate and finance^
approach to entrepreneurship. We argue that more
fundamental reforms are required to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem and bring about this transition.
We then discuss the 12 contributions that pertain to
five different facets of the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The first two papers address the most fundamental
institutional foundations of the ecosystem. The next
three papers discuss the (lack of) access to knowledge
and incentives to start innovative entrepreneurial
ventures. That is followed by three papers that focus
on the institutions that (fail to) channel financial resources to such ventures and two papers that analyze
the relevance of labor market institutions. The special
issue concludes with two papers investigating how the
interplay of institutions and productive entrepreneurship results in economic growth.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 279-291 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Small Business Economics |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Entrepreneurship
- Institutions
- Reform
- European Union
- Innovation
- GROWTH
- PERSISTENCE
- EMPIRICS
- POLICY
- Introductory Material