We examine how economic institutions, measured by the Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) index, affect the relationship between capital — human, social, and financial — and opportunity-motivated entrepreneurship (OME). To do this, we develop a multi-level model that connects theories of...

Using institutional economic theory as our guiding framework, we develop a model to describe how populist discourse by a nation’s political leader influences entrepreneurship. We hypothesize that populist discourse reduces entrepreneurship by creating regime uncertainty concerning the future...

We examine how the institutional context affects the relationship between gender and opportunity entrepreneurship. To do this, we develop a multi-level model that connects feminist theory at the micro-level to institutional theory at the macro-level. It is hypothesized that the gender gap in...

The negative effects of corruption at the macro level are well documented. Corruption reduces economic growth, lowers investment, and corrodes trust in government officials creating an institutional environment which pushes entrepreneurs from productive to destructive activities. In corrupt...