Historical prevalence of infectious diseases and entrepreneurship: evidence from 125 countries

IF 2.9 Q2 BUSINESS

Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2023-11-21 DOI:10.1108/jeee-06-2023-0222

Omang Ombolo Messono, Simplice Asongu

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to investigate the effects of the historical prevalence of infectious diseases on contemporary entrepreneurship. Previous studies reveal numerous proximate causes of entrepreneurship, but little is known about the fundamental determinants of this widespread economic concern.

Design/methodology/approach

The central hypothesis is that historical pathogens exert persistent impacts on present-day entrepreneurship. The authors provide support for the underlying hypothesis using ordinary least squares and two-stage least squares with cross-sectional data from 125 countries consisting of the averages between 2006 and 2018.

Findings

Past diseases reduce entrepreneurship both directly and indirectly. The strongest indirect effects occur through GDP per capita, property rights, innovation, entrepreneurial attitudes, entrepreneurial abilities, entrepreneurial aspirations and skills. This result is robust to many sensitivity tests. Policymakers may take these findings into account and incorporate disease pathogens into the design of entrepreneurship.

Originality/value

The novelty of this paper lies in the adoption of a historical approach that sheds light on the deep historical roots of cross-country differences in entrepreneurship.

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传染病的历史流行率与企业家精神:来自125个国家的证据

目的探讨历史传染病流行对当代企业家精神的影响。以前的研究揭示了许多创业的直接原因，但对这种广泛的经济关注的基本决定因素知之甚少。设计/方法/方法中心假设是，历史的病原体对当今的企业家精神产生持续的影响。作者使用普通最小二乘法和两阶段最小二乘法，用125个国家的横截面数据(包括2006年至2018年的平均值)为基本假设提供了支持。过去的疾病直接或间接地减少了企业家精神。最强烈的间接影响发生在人均国内生产总值、产权、创新、企业家态度、企业家能力、企业家愿望和技能方面。该结果对许多灵敏度测试都是可靠的。决策者可以考虑这些发现，并将疾病病原体纳入企业家精神的设计。本文的新颖之处在于采用了一种历史方法，揭示了跨国创业差异的深刻历史根源。

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