This paper compares (former) transition and non-transition economies in Europe and Asia with respect to the opportunities available to achieve entrepreneurial progress. In addition, the differential impacts of three perceived environmental barriers to new venture creation are investigated....

The scholarly literature often distinguishes between so-called opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship and between ‘‘pull’’ and ‘‘push’’ motivations. Despite the pervasive use of this terminology, empirical analyses are mostly based on a single country. The present paper...