MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIA

dc.creator	MEJÍA,PAULA
dc.creator	MELÉNDEZ,MARCELA
dc.date	2014-11-01
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-25T12:42:04Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-25T12:42:04Z
dc.identifier	https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0719-04332014000200005
dc.identifier.uri	http://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/61325
dc.description	This paper explores whether Colombia's middle class is a cradle of entrepreneurship that drives innovation and business growth and fosters social mobility. Microeconomic data are used to characterize entrepreneurs by income group and business characteristics. While entrepreneurs appear to enjoy more income mobility than the average worker, it is not clear whether this is true for middle-class entrepreneurs in particular or if it is a result of entrepreneurship. Nor is there evidence that middle-class entrepreneurs' activity boosts economic growth. Instead, the findings suggest that businesses run by these entrepreneurs are characterized by low productivity.
dc.format	text/html
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Economía.
dc.relation	10.7764/LAJE.51.2.279
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source	Latin american journal of economics v.51 n.2 2014
dc.subject	Middle class
dc.subject	social mobility
dc.subject	entrepreneurship
dc.subject	survey data
dc.subject	Colombia
dc.title	MIDDLE-CLASS ENTREPRENEURS AND INADEQUATE PROSPECTS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN COLOMBIA