Date Available
4-5-2012
Year of Publication
2011
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture
Department/School/Program
Agricultural Economics
First Advisor
Dr. Alison F. Davis
Abstract
This study investigates the reasons for apparent differences in entrepreneurship rates in rural and urban areas using a Survey of Rural Kentucky Residents (SRKR) and the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED) data. We estimate the determinants of dissimilar characteristics for rural and urban areas in two aspects: one is individual and contextual resources; the other is cultural tendencies of resources.
The results of the analysis suggest that the difference in available individual, economic, and social support resources does not explain the observed difference in entrepreneurship rate. The results also indicate that gender, ethnicity, income, and number of children in the family have different effects on entrepreneurial intentions in rural and urban settings.
The results suggest that policy makers need to account for cultural or geographical differences when designing entrepreneurial educational and support programs in order to enhance the establishment of new business between rural and urban areas.
Recommended Citation
Joo, Hyunjeong, "COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RURAL AND URBAN START-UP ENTREPRENEURS" (2011). Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics. 1.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/agecon_etds/1
