| dc.contributor.author | Gazzah, Faten | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bonnet, Jean | en |
| dc.contributor.author | El Harbi, Sana | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-27T13:49:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-01-27T13:49:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Faten Gazzah, Jean Bonnet, Sana El Harbi, 'Exploring the Relationship between Micro-Enterprises and Regional Development: Evidence from Tunisia', Senate Hall, 2017, International Review of Entrepreneurship, 465-488 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2009-2822 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2262/104670 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We investigate the relationship between the presence of micro-enterprises and regional development, as measured by a validated index of regional development, at the level of Tunisian delegations (small-scaled regions). Applying spatial measures and spatial econometric techniques on a data set of 262 delegations, our results show that in disadvantaged areas, a higher micro-enterprise presence is positively related to regional development. However, in relatively higher developed areas of Tunisia, micro-enterprises appear to play only a marginal role in regional development. In general, our results emphasise the importance of attracting large, capital-intensive firms in efficiency-driven economies like Tunisia. Our results also show the important and positive role that micro-enterprises can play in regions where large, capital-intensive firms are absent.
JEL Classification: L26, R11, C21 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Senate Hall | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | International Review of Entrepreneurship | en |
| dc.relation.haspart | Vol. 15, Issue 4, 2017 | eng |
| dc.rights | Y | |
| dc.source | International Review of Entrepreneurship | |
| dc.subject | Micro-enterprises|Tunisia|regional development|spatial autocorrelation|spatial heterogeneity | en |
| dc.title | Exploring the Relationship between Micro-Enterprises and Regional Development: Evidence from Tunisia | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| dc.status.refereed | Yes | |
| dc.description.affiliation | Faten Gazzah (University of Caen, France, and University of Sousse, Tunisia), Jean Bonnet (University of Caen, France) and Sana El Harbi (University of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) | |
| dc.publisher.place | Dublin | |
| dc.rights.ecaccessrights | openAccess | |
| dc.format.extentpagination | 465-488 | |
