Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of the Northeast Region of the United States
Автор:Saima Bashir, Tesfa Gebremedhin Год: 2012 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 116 ISBN: 3659172456 Increasing uncertainty in the world economy has created challenges for regions to pursue development strategies. Globalization and the advent of new technologies led to approaches from traditional industrial recruiting to less traditional approaches. Among these latter approaches is the increased importance of entrepreneurship for creating economic growth through self-employment or new firm formation. The analysis integrates regional growth theory and spatial econometric modeling to develop recommendations for entrepreneurial development strategies. A unique aspect of this book is that it identifies the spatial effects of entrepreneurial factors and other local characteristics on growth in population, employment, and per capita income. The study explores the contributions of entrepreneurship to the local economy and develops a map for designing specific development policies for a region such as the Northeast Region of the United States. Its rich insights make the book a useful...
