Abstract
A latent class model is applied to allow entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) to influence the effect of entrepreneurial activity on growth in European Union regions. Using this methodology, clusters of regions that differ significantly in their relationship between entrepreneurial activity and growth are identified. This is consistent with the hypothesis that EEs affect this relationship. Subsequently, cluster membership is related to regional characteristics representing a range of components of EEs and marked differences in a variety of these regional characteristics are found. Taken together, the results support the notion that EEs help shape the impact of entrepreneurial activity on growth.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1007-1019 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Regional Studies |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Aug 2020 |
Funding
This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement number 649378, also known as the FIRES-project (http://www.projectfires.eu/).
Keywords
- entrepreneurial ecosystems
- entrepreneurship
- latent class analysis
- regional economic growth
