Ageing and entrepreneurship across Dutch regions

• Published in: IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc
• Main Authors: de Kok, Jan, Span, Tommy
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Age groups; Aging; Business ownership; Entrepreneurship; Labor force; Startups; Workforce

In this study we examine whether the ageing of the Dutch labour force has had an effect on entrepreneurship rates in the recent past, and if it is likely to have an effect in the future. Because we only have data on a relatively short period of time (2001 - 2009), we focus on variation between regio...