Abstract
We develop new insights into social entrepreneurship about the role of the welfare state and citizen’s feelings
of solidarity taking a regional perspective. Past research proposed opposing roles of the welfare state for
social entrepreneurship in the institutional support and void perspectives, consistent with “crowding in”
and “crowding out” views of solidarity. We conduct multi-level analysis in which individuals are nested in
regions and countries based on merged data from the 2009 EU Flash Eurobarometer on Entrepreneurship,
the European Social Survey and Eurostat. We find support for a long-term ‘crowding in’ and a short-term
demand effect of the welfare state.
of solidarity taking a regional perspective. Past research proposed opposing roles of the welfare state for
social entrepreneurship in the institutional support and void perspectives, consistent with “crowding in”
and “crowding out” views of solidarity. We conduct multi-level analysis in which individuals are nested in
regions and countries based on merged data from the 2009 EU Flash Eurobarometer on Entrepreneurship,
the European Social Survey and Eurostat. We find support for a long-term ‘crowding in’ and a short-term
demand effect of the welfare state.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 1 |
| Journal | Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| Early online date | 6 Nov 2016 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
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