This article reviews the literature on regional economics and economic geography, in
connection with tourism to identify theoretical models, attempting to explain the role of …

Who drives regional economic development in entrepreneurial ecosystems of different
types? Using longitudinal data on 267 NUTS-3 European regions during the period 2008 …

We investigate the role of entrepreneurship culture and the historical knowledge base of a
region on current levels of new business formation in innovative industries. The analysis is …

There is a research gap with respect to understanding the role of cultural attitudes in favour
of entrepreneurial activity for actual start-up behaviour. The paper combines historical self …

Knowledge created outside the firm, but within the same region, is a key enabler of high-
growth firms. This paper develops an entrepreneurial ecosystems conceptual framework …

This paper reviews the empirical evidence of persistent levels of regional self-employment
and new business formation and the effect this persistence has on development. It is argued …

A large body of evidence demonstrates the key role played by entrepreneurship in
promoting economic growth. However, the potential connections between entrepreneurship …

Why do some regions produce more entrepreneurs than others? An ecological lens
provides insight into this question: The demography of organizations in a region …

Entrepreneurship is often seen as the cure-all solution for poverty reduction. Proponents
argue that it leads to job creation, higher incomes and lower poverty rates in the cities in …

This paper examines public policies aimed at enhancing entrepreneurship. Drawing upon
both theory and prior empirical work, it formulates four tests of policy effectiveness and …