Entrepreneurship: An Assessment

Forthcoming in Oxford Review of Economic Policy

45 Pages Posted: 9 Sep 2018

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Colin Mayer

University of Oxford - Said Business School; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Donald Siegel

Arizona State University (ASU) - School of Public Affairs

Mike Wright

Imperial College London

Date Written: August 9, 2018

Abstract

This article reviews evidence of the impact of entrepreneurship on job creation, gender and race discrimination, university spinoffs, growth, economic geography, finance and the public sector. It defines entrepreneurship, corrects some conventional wisdoms about it and discusses policy implications of the evidence on its determinants and effects. The article suggests that the distinctive nature of entrepreneurship raises theoretical, empirical and policy issues that the existing literature has not even begun to address to date.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Growth, Finance, University Spinoffs

JEL Classification: M13

Suggested Citation

Mayer, Colin and Siegel, Donald and Wright, Mike, Entrepreneurship: An Assessment (August 9, 2018). Forthcoming in Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3240027

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Donald Siegel

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Mike Wright

Imperial College London ( email )

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