CFP: Government Policy and Entrepreneurial Activity (ETP)

[entrepreneurship-phd at lists.uni-due.de]

CALL FOR PAPERS
Special Issue of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
Government Policy and Entrepreneurial Activity
Special Issue Editor: Maria Minniti, Babson College, USA
Deadline: 15 March 2007

Recent studies have shown that the contribution of the entrepreneurial
sector to employment and GDP is increasing. A large amount of work has
also established the social significance of entrepreneurial activity.
Relatively little, however, is known about how (and if) government
policies influence entrepreneurial activity, and whether these effects
are consistent across countries.

Institutions and government policies may be crucial in determining
entrepreneurial behavior as they define the incentives for individuals
to transform perceived opportunities into actions and contribute to
determine to what extent the environment is supportive of and conducive
to entrepreneurial behavior. In addition, as Baumol has pointed out, the
ratio of productive to non-productive entrepreneurial activity depends
on the "rules of the game" in a society. Government policies and
programs mold institutional structures for entrepreneurial action,
encouraging some activities and discouraging others. Public policy
shapes the rules of competition and creates niches where investment and
entrepreneurial activities are perceived as being more or less
attractive. The nature of political interventions influences alertness
and entrepreneurial incentives. Finally, government policy influences
the fate of organizations by disrupting established ties between firms
and resources. The purpose of the Special Issue is to contribute to the
elimination of this gap and to provide a forum for the debate of
important and often controversial issues.

This special issue will present high quality research exploring a wide
variety of topics related to policy and its implications for
entrepreneurial behavior. The call is open to both empirical and
theoretical papers and to contributions from a variety of disciplinary
backgrounds. Topics should be broad enough to be of interest to a wide
readership. They include, but are not limited to,

- Entrepreneurial activity and economic growth
- Opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship
- Push and pull interventions 
- Institutions and developing countries
- Liberalization in transition economies
- Property and intellectual rights   
- Sustainable growth and innovation
- Globalization and market openness
- Cross-country comparisons  
- Role of international organizations
- Elimination of poverty
- Entrepreneurship and war
- Immigration

Submissions are to be prepared in a form consistent with ET&P's style
guide. Papers should be submitted to Maria Minniti at minniti at babson.edu
by March 15, 2007. Publication date will be September 2008. If you have
any questions on this special issue feel free to contact Maria Minniti.