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dc.contributor.authorGries, Thomasen
dc.contributor.authorNaudé, Wimen
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-16-
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-26T07:40:04Z-
dc.date.available2011-04-26T07:40:04Z-
dc.date.issued2008-
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-9230-112-5en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/45060-
dc.description.abstractA stylized fact of economic development is the structural transformation of countries from traditional, mainly agricultural societies to modern economies dominated by manufacturing and services. In this paper we provide an endogenous growth model to illuminate the role of entrepreneurial start-up firms in structural economic transformation. We follow the Lewis-model's distinction between a traditional and modern sector, and underpin this with micro-foundations. We specify mature and startup entrepreneurs and make a distinction between survivalist self-employment activities in the traditional sector, and opportunity-driven entrepreneurship in the modern sector. The model shows how opportunity-driven entrepreneurship can drive structural transformation through innovation, provision of intermediate inputs and services (which permits greater specialization in manufacturing), and by increasing employment and productivity in both the modern and traditional sectors.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aThe United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) |cHelsinkien
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aWIDER Research Paper |x2008/62en
dc.subject.jelM13en
dc.subject.jelL26en
dc.subject.jelO10en
dc.subject.jelO14en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordentrepreneurshipen
dc.subject.keywordeconomic developmenten
dc.subject.keywordstructural transformationen
dc.subject.keywordstartupsen
dc.subject.stwEntwicklungen
dc.subject.stwStrukturwandelen
dc.subject.stwNeue Wachstumstheorieen
dc.subject.stwEntrepreneurship-Ansatzen
dc.subject.stwUnternehmensgründungen
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.titleEntrepreneurship and structural economic transformation-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn571445764en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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