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  • Exploring the effects of types of early-stage entrepreneurial activity on subjective well-being
    Svetek, Mojca, 1992- ; Drnovšek, Mateja, 1973-
    Entrepreneurial activity has been seen as the single most important activity of individuals due to its role in the economic development of nations. However, little is known about the impact of ... entrepreneurial activity on the subjective well-being of nations beyond its economic impact. The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of different types of entrepreneurial activity - total entrepreneurial activity, opportunity-driven entrepreneurial activity and innovative entrepreneurial activity - on subjective well-being across nations. We consider three distinct mechanisms by which entrepreneurship may influence subjective well-being at the national level. Our panel data includes representative country-level data from 2008 to 2015 from five different data sources for 31 European countries. We employ four econometric models for analyzing the panel data: pooled OLS regression (POLS), fixed effects model (FE), random effects model (RE), and simultaneous equations model (3SLS). Our results suggest that opportunity-driven entrepreneurial activity has a positive impact on subjective well-being. In addition, we find that subjective well-being affects the level of opportunity-driven and innovative entrepreneurial activity. These findings have implications for policy-makers seeking to promote not only economic development but also subjective well-being in the nation.
    Source: Journal of happiness studies. - ISSN 1389-4978 (Vol. 23, 2022, str. 149-170)
    Type of material - article, component part ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2022
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 60573187