Identifying and Spurring High-Growth Entrepreneurship : Experimental Evidence from a Business Plan Competition
Almost all firms in developing countries have fewer than ten workers, with a modal size of one. Are there potential high-growth entrepreneurs, and can public policy help identify them and facilitate their growth? A large-scale national business plan competition in Nigeria provides evidence on these...
Main Author: | McKenzie, David |
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Format: | Journal Article |
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American Economic Association
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29067 |
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