What Does "Entrepreneurship" Data Really Show? A Comparison of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and World Bank Group Datasets

What Does "Entrepreneurship" Data Really Show? A Comparison of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor and World Bank Group Datasets

This paper compares two datasets designed to measure entrepreneurship. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor dataset captures early-stage entrepreneurial activity; the World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey dataset captures formal business...

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Main Authors:	Acs, Zoltan J., Desai, Sameeksha, Klapper, Leora F.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE BARRIERS ARRANGEMENT BANK FINANCING BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURES BARRIERS TO ENTRY BENCHMARK BUSINESS ACTIVITIES BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS BUSINESS FORMATION BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS PURPOSES BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESSES CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMPANY CORPORATION CORPORATIONS CORRELATION MATRIX CORRUPTION CREDITORS CURRENT ACCOUNT DEBT DEBT OBLIGATIONS DESCRIPTION ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SYSTEMS EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY ENTREPRENEURIAL POTENTIAL ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTRY BARRIERS EXCLUSION FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISKS FINANCIAL_RISK FIRMS FORMAL BANK FORMAL ECONOMY GREATER ACCESS HUMAN CAPITAL INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURS INFLATION INFORMAL ECONOMY INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS LAWS LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING NEW BUSINESS NEW BUSINESSES OPERATIONAL RISK PERSONAL SAVINGS PHONE PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROPRIETORSHIP PUBLIC POLICY REAL ESTATE REGISTRIES REGISTRY REGULATORY BURDEN REGULATORY BURDENS REGULATORY REFORMS RESULTS RETAIL TRADE SELF- EMPLOYMENT SELF-EMPLOYMENT SMALL BUSINESS START-UP START-UP CAPITAL START-UPS TAXATION UNEMPLOYMENT VENDORS WEB
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9670280/entrepreneurship-data-really-show-comparison-global-entrepreneurship-monitor-world-bank-group-datasets-entrepreneurship-data-really-show-comparison-global-entrepreneurship-monitor-world-bank-group-datasets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6844

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/9670280/entrepreneurship-data-really-show-comparison-global-entrepreneurship-monitor-world-bank-group-datasets-entrepreneurship-data-really-show-comparison-global-entrepreneurship-monitor-world-bank-group-datasets
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6844