Identifying and Spurring High-Growth Entrepreneurship : Experimental Evidence from a Business Plan Competition

Almost all firms in developing countries have fewer than ten workers, with a modal size of one. Are there potential high-growth entrepreneurs, and can public policy help identify them and facilitate their growth? A large-scale national business plan competition in Nigeria provides evidence on these...

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Main Author: McKenzie, David
Published: American Economic Association 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29067