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Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Performance in Egypt: An Empirical Study Based on the Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI)

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  • Mohamed Abouelhassan Ali

    (Doctoral School of Regional Policy and Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Pécs, 7622 Pécs, Hungary
    Regional Urban Development Department, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt)

  • Moaaz Kabil

    (Regional Urban Development Department, Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University, 12613 Giza, Egypt
    Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), 2100 Godollo, Hungary)

  • Rahaf Alayan

    (Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), 2100 Godollo, Hungary)

  • Róbert Magda

    (Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), 2100 Godollo, Hungary
    Vanderbijlpark Campus, North-West University, 1900 Vanderbijlpark, South Africa)

  • Lóránt Dénes Dávid

    (Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), 2100 Godollo, Hungary)

Abstract

Entrepreneurship is a significant economic process in regional economic development. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of the Egyptian entrepreneurial ecosystem by using the global entrepreneurship index (GEI) data from 2006–2017. This empirical study provides an in-depth insight into the Egyptian entrepreneurship ecosystem situation based on GEI methodology and its sub-indexes, pillars, and individual and institutional variables. Results revealed that the Egyptian entrepreneurial “Aspiration” pillars play a promising role in the Egyptian entrepreneurship ecosystem, especially the “Process Innovation” and “Risk Capital” pillars. Although the entrepreneurial “Abilities” pillars appear as shortcomings in the Egyptian GEI, especially the "Opportunity Startup" and "Competition" pillars. Furthermore, Egyptian entrepreneurial “Attitudes” pillars are considered to be the main disadvantage of forming the Egyptian GEI score. Finally, the paper proved that the “Risk Acceptance” and “Networking” pillars appeared as the weakest aspect of the Egyptian entrepreneurship ecosystem. Consequently, developing national policies and strategies to enhance these two pillars will improve the Egyptian GEI score by 2%.

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  • Mohamed Abouelhassan Ali & Moaaz Kabil & Rahaf Alayan & Róbert Magda & Lóránt Dénes Dávid, 2021. "Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Performance in Egypt: An Empirical Study Based on the Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(13), pages 1-22, June.
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