Autore: Dario Sansone
Relatore: Fabio-Cesare Bagliano
Università: Università degli Studi di Torino
Facoltà: Dipartimento Scienze economico-sociali e matematico-statistiche
Corso: Corso di Laurea magistrale in Economics
Data di Discussione: 14/03/2013
Voto: 110 cum laude
Disciplina: Macroeconometria
Tipo di Tesi: Ricerca
Altri Relatori: Alessandro Sembenelli, Mariacristina Rossi
Lingua: Inglese
Grande Area: Area Sociale
Dignità di Stampa: Si

Descrizione:
Both human capital and entrepreneurship are key determinants of economic growth. The aim of this paper is to link these two variables and to test whether the allocation of human capital to entrepreneurial activities enhances or dampens economic growth. After having analysed 33 European countries over 15 years, it is possible to conclude that entrepreneurship, as long as it is approximated by self-employment, strongly and positively affects economic progress. On the other hand, an increase in the share of employers with tertiary education reduces on average GDP per capita growth. However, after having distinguished between developed and developing countries, the coefficient turned out to be positive for the first group and negative for the second one.