Abstract:
The purpose of the study is to analyze entrepreneurial ability in Pakistan through a cross sectional comparison across the provinces and districts by using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data for three years, 2010-2012. The aim is to explore individual and country level factors that impact nascent entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs and to see how regional income levels and the degree of development impact entrepreneurship (both opportunity and necessity) and eventually how they contribute to innovation and economic growth in Pakistan. In our study, we firstly investigate the effect of Total Early Stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEEA) on Entrepreneurial Framework Conditions (EFCs) at a regional level and secondly we evaluate the impact of education, age, gender and entrepreneurial ability on measures comprising of potential entrepreneurs, nascent entrepreneurs and baby business owners to examine the entrepreneurial startup process.
