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2014-02-01

The Influence of Competitiveness and Regulations on Entrepreneurial Activity in Emerging and Advanced Economies

La influencia de la competitividad y las regulaciones en la actividad empresarial de economías emergentes y avanzadas

Influência da competitividade e das regulações de atividades empresariais nas economias emergentes e avançadas

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https://doi.org/10.15446/innovar.v24n1spe.47560

Palabras clave:

entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial activity, competitiveness, regulation, economic activity (en)
emprendimiento, actividad emprendedora, competitividad, regulación, actividad económica (es)
empreendimento, atividade empreendedora, competitividade, regulação, atividade económica (pt)

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  • Mário Raposo Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)
  • Ricardo Rodrigues Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)
  • Anabela Dinis Research Unit of Business (NECE)
  • Arminda do Paço Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)
  • João J. Ferreira Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)
This paper aims to investigate the link between business regulations, pillars of competitiveness, and new firms at country level using a structural equation model. The research developed to support this paper is based on the idea that entrepreneurship, measured as the process of new firm formation, is a vital link to the economic growth of countries. The data used belongs to a sample of 41 countries with emerging and advanced economies that appear simultaneously in three databases: The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), the Global Competitiveness Report (GCR), and the Doing Business Report (DBR). At country level, the process is hindered by the competitiveness conditions of the country's phase of economic development, and by the regulation and institutional arrangements that shape economic activity.
Este artículo tiene como objetivo investigar la relación entre las regulaciones de los negocios, pilares de competitividad, y la creación de nuevas empresas a un nivel nacional utilizando un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales. La investigación desarrollada para apoyar este trabajo se basa en la idea de que el espíritu empresarial medido como el proceso de formación de nuevas empresas es un enlace vital para el crecimiento económico de los países. Los datos utilizados corresponden a una muestra de 41 países pertenecientes a las economías emergentes y avanzadas que aparecen de manera simultánea en tres bases de datos: el Global Entrepre-neurship Monitor (GEIVI), el Informe Global de Competitividad (IGC) y el Informe Doing Business (DBR). A nivel nacional, el proceso se ve obstaculizado por las condiciones de competitividad de la fase de desarrollo económico que atraviesa el país, así como por las regulaciones y los acuerdos institucionales que dan forma la actividad económica.
O objetivo deste artigo é pesquisar a relação entre as regulações dos negócios, pilares de competitividade, e a criação de novas empresas em nível nacional utilizando um modelo de equações estruturais. A pesquisa realizada para apoiar este trabalho se baseia na ideia que o espírito empresarial, medido como o processo de formação de novas empresas, é uma ligação vital para o crescimento económico dos países. Os dados utilizados correspondem a uma amostra de 41 países pertencentes às economias emergentes e avançadas que aparecem, simultaneamente, em três bases de dados: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), o relatório Global de Competitividade (IGC) e o relatório Doing Business (DBR). O processo no país está sob a influência decorrente das condições de competitividade da fase de desenvolvimento económico e da regulação e os arranjos institucionais que dão forma à atividade económica.

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Raposo, M., Rodrigues, R., Dinis, A., do Paço, A., & Ferreira, J. J. (2014). La influencia de la competitividad y las regulaciones en la actividad empresarial de economías emergentes y avanzadas. Innovar, 24(1Spe), 113-128. https://doi.org/10.15446/innovar.v24n1spe.47560

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