Economic freedom and veto players jointly affect entrepreneurship
Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
ISSN: 2045-2101
Article publication date: 6 November 2017
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore how the strength of political veto players affects the long-run credibility of economic institutions and how they jointly affect entrepreneurial activity.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors employ an annual panel covering 30 OECD countries from 1993 to 2011.
Findings
An error correction model identifies a positive and significant short-run effect on self-employment from large government spending at low levels of veto player strength. A static model conversely indicates that smaller government spending is positively associated with entrepreneurship at lower levels of veto player strength in the long run.
Originality/value
The authors are the first to explore the interaction of economic and political institutions in the development of entrepreneurship.
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Citation
Lihn, J. and Bjørnskov, C. (2017), "Economic freedom and veto players jointly affect entrepreneurship", Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Vol. 6 No. 3, pp. 340-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEPP-D-17-00007
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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