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Economic Inequality and Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship EI Entrepreneurship EI: a mechanism for increased social mobility and poverty alleviation a mechanism for wealth accumulation and wealth concentration

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Economic Inequality and Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship ßàEI

Entrepreneurship àEI:

– a mechanism for increased social mobility and poverty alleviation – a mechanism for wealth accumulation and wealth concentration – Schumpeter: Creative Destruction

EI àEntrepreneurship:

– Opportunity Identification – Resource access and assembly – Motivation, drivers, entrepreneurial attitudes

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National Level EI and Entrepreneurial Activity

EI: GINI (income vs. wealth inequality)
Entr. Activity: GEM (TEA, OEA, NEA, Entr. Attitudes)

Entrepreneurial Activity ◊ % or population engaged (TEA) Economic Inequality ◊ (GINI)

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National Levels of EI and Entrepreneurial Activity

H4: Economic inequality positively moderates the relationship between entrepreneurial attitudes and total entrepreneurial activity

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Discussion Questions

At a macrolevel what influence does entrepreneurship have on EI?

(micro-enterprises, high growth firms, social mobility, wealth accumulation)

How does EI influence entrepreneurship? (opportunities; resources;

drivers and attitudes)

– How are specific entrepreneurial attitudes influenced by EI (fear of failure, respect for entrepreneurs, self-efficacy, need for achievement)

Does the level of analysis (county, national, international) influence the

EI and Entrepreneurship relationship

– What data sources are available to explore the EI/Entr relationship? What are their limitations?

What is the relationship between EI and entrepreneurship related poverty