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• Published date: 01 March 2016
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2026
• Date: 01 March 2016

Strategic Change: Briengs in Entrepreneurial Finance

Strat. Change 25 (2016) CONTENTS

Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Volume 25 Number 2 March 2016

99 Recent Developments in the Study of Entrepreneurship and Territorial Economic Performance

Esteban Lafuente and Yancy Vaillant

e complexity of the entrepreneurial process calls for further research to disentangle its dierent impacts over

the economic performance of territories.

105 A Note on the Economic Performance of Territories

Xavier Sala-i-Martin

Research faces the challenge of harmonizing entrepreneurship research and the role of entrepreneurship and

innovations as engines of territorial performance.

109 The Development of Entrepreneurship in the European Transition Countries: Is Transition

Complete?

László Szerb and William N. Trumbull

Although transition is over, Central and Eastern European countries still lag behind Western economies in terms

of cultural support to business creation, which is vital for the development of a healthy entrepreneurship-based

society.

131 International Variations in the Impact of Perceived Entrepreneurial Ability and Actual Ability

on Entrepreneurial Activities

Manoj Chandra Bayon and Yancy Vaillant

Perceived entrepreneurial ability and high actual ability impact entrepreneurial activities, irrespective of the stage

of development of the economy, but the joint impact of perceived entrepreneurial ability and high actual ability

is not systematic across economies.

151 The Relevance of Business Exit for Future Entrepreneurial Activity

Judit Albiol-Sánchez

Territories can capitalize on knowledge resulting from business exit by designing policies that distinguish rst-

time entrepreneurs who need specic support and information from individuals with an entrepreneurial back-

ground whose experience might help enhance the quality of future entrepreneurial activity.

171 Unemployment and Growth Aspirations: The Moderating Role of Education

Joan-Lluís Capelleras, Ignacio Contín-Pilart, Martin Larraza-Kintana, and Victor Martin-Sanchez

Policies targeting human capital formation and entrepreneurial training contribute not only to enhance oppor-

tunity-seeking entrepreneurship, but also to territorial economic performance by enhancing the growth aspira-

tions of entrepreneurs.

187 The Territorial Economic Impact of Entrepreneurial Youthfulness

Esteban Lafuente and Eduardo Gómez-Araujo

Entrepreneurship and the youth population interact to enhance economic performance, and actions oriented to

bring down social barriers linked to the fear of entrepreneurial failure are as important as policies focused on

access to nance or human capital formation.

205 Interregional Integration of Entrepreneurial Activity in Spain

Alicia Coduras, Carlos Cuervo-Arango, and José Manuel Saiz-Álvarez

e spatial conguration of entrepreneurship in Spain is heterogeneous and quality entrepreneurship is generated

in ‘creative’ regions characterized by high levels of human capital, internationalization, and exposure to enhanced

managerial practices.