Title: Aspirations and intellectual property in the worldwide entrepreneurship ecosystem
Authors: Diego Araujo Reis; Fábio Rodrigues de Moura; Iracema Machado de Aragão
Addresses: Cidade Univ., Campus São Cristóvão, Prof. José Aloísio de Campos. Av., Marechal São Cristóvão, Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, 49100-000, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil ' Cidade Univ., Campus São Cristóvão, Prof. José Aloísio de Campos. Av., Marechal São Cristóvão, Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, 49100-000, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil ' Cidade Univ., Campus São Cristóvão, Prof. José Aloísio de Campos. Av., Marechal São Cristóvão, Rondon, s/n, Jardim Rosa Elze, 49100-000, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
Abstract: Entrepreneurship and intellectual property ecosystems are a systematic and multifaceted phenomenon. The analysis of these ecosystems is essential to gain an understanding of how they might be related, especially at the country level. Our investigation has identified a lack of studies that empirically assess the possible relationship between these two ecosystems. We aim to evaluate the linkage between entrepreneurship and the intellectual property ecosystems. The aspirations sub-index of the Global Entrepreneurship Index and the US Chamber International IP Index are used as a proxy for the entrepreneurial and intellectual property ecosystem, respectively. We estimate a panel data model and use a quantile regression model with fixed effects to test the hypothesis that the intellectual property ecosystem affects aspirations in the global entrepreneurship ecosystem. This study analyses these ecosystems from a different perspective, and the results are potentially important for policymakers who seek to improve entrepreneurship and intellectual property.
Keywords: Global Entrepreneurship Index; US Chamber International IP Index; intellectual property ecosystem; panel data; quantile regression; entrepreneurship ecosystem; aspirations; innovation; start-up.
DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2023.128381
International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2023 Vol.30 No.1, pp.102 - 128
Received: 06 Feb 2020
Accepted: 04 Dec 2020
Published online: 18 Jan 2023 *