Identifying and spurring high-growth entrepreneurship: A review of the World Bank study by McKenzie (2015)

Binyam Afewerk Demena

Identifying and spurring high-growth entrepreneurship: A review of the World Bank study by McKenzie (2015)

International Institute of Social Studies

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Abstract

Most domestic firms in developing countries are, and will remain, small, employing only a handful of workers. Can policy-makers identify potential high-growth entrepreneurs with the ability to grow from small to large? And, if so, is direct policy action, such as targeted financial support for these high-growth entrepreneurs, effective? A much discussed World Bank study by McKenzie in 20151 answers both questions affirmatively. But do the findings hold up to scrutiny?

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2016

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Extended review of the study by McKenzie (2015), published via http://includeplatform.net/identifying-spurring-high-growth-entrepreneurship/

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Identifying and spurring high-growth entrepreneurship: A review of the World Bank study by McKenzie (2015)

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