FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIVITIES BY GENDER IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Abstract

This research work is aimed at discussing the gender issue concerning entrepren­eu­r­s­hip in the European Union countries in a period of nine years, from 2007 to 2015, identifying the factors which drive individuals, especially women, to be entrepreneurs. In order to explore the entrepreneurial activity across a set of developed countries, the econometric methodology of the panel data is applied to a data set of entrepreneurial statistical indicators calculated and made available by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.