MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIA

This paper explores whether Colombia's middle class is a cradle of entrepreneurship that drives innovation and business growth and fosters social mobility. Microeconomic data are used to characterize entrepreneurs by income group and business characteristics. While entrepreneurs appear to enjoy...

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Autores principales:	MEJÍA,PAULA, MELÉNDEZ,MARCELA
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Economía. 2014
Materias:	Middle class social mobility entrepreneurship survey data Colombia
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0719-043320140002000052015-01-19MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIAMEJÍA,PAULAMELÉNDEZ,MARCELA Middle class social mobility entrepreneurship survey data Colombia This paper explores whether Colombia's middle class is a cradle of entrepreneurship that drives innovation and business growth and fosters social mobility. Microeconomic data are used to characterize entrepreneurs by income group and business characteristics. While entrepreneurs appear to enjoy more income mobility than the average worker, it is not clear whether this is true for middle-class entrepreneurs in particular or if it is a result of entrepreneurship. Nor is there evidence that middle-class entrepreneurs' activity boosts economic growth. Instead, the findings suggest that businesses run by these entrepreneurs are characterized by low productivity.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Economía.Latin american journal of economics v.51 n.2 20142014-11-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0719-04332014000200005en10.7764/LAJE.51.2.279
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spellingShingle	Middle class social mobility entrepreneurship survey data Colombia MEJÍA,PAULA MELÉNDEZ,MARCELA MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIA
description	This paper explores whether Colombia's middle class is a cradle of entrepreneurship that drives innovation and business growth and fosters social mobility. Microeconomic data are used to characterize entrepreneurs by income group and business characteristics. While entrepreneurs appear to enjoy more income mobility than the average worker, it is not clear whether this is true for middle-class entrepreneurs in particular or if it is a result of entrepreneurship. Nor is there evidence that middle-class entrepreneurs' activity boosts economic growth. Instead, the findings suggest that businesses run by these entrepreneurs are characterized by low productivity.
author	MEJÍA,PAULA MELÉNDEZ,MARCELA
author_facet	MEJÍA,PAULA MELÉNDEZ,MARCELA
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title	MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIA
title_short	MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIA
title_full	MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIA
title_fullStr	MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIA
title_full_unstemmed	MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIA
title_sort	middle-class entrepreneurs and inadequate prospects for social mobility through entrepreneurship in colombia
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Economía.
publishDate	2014
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