Diego  Araujo Reis, Iracema  Machado de Aragão, Fábio  Rodrigues de Moura, 
    Attitudes, Abilities and Aspirations in the Worldwide Entrepreneurship Ecosystem,
    International Business Management,
    Volume 13,Issue 9,
    2019,
    Pages 429-437,
    ISSN 1993-5250,
    ibm.2019.429.437,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2019.429.437)
    Abstract: This study aims to identify the effect of attitudes and abilities on aspirations in the entrepreneurship
ecosystem. We use the sub-indices (attitudes, abilities and aspirations) of the Global Entrepreneurship Index
(GEI) which measure the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The attitudes sub-index evaluate how competent
individuals are to choose entrepreneurship rather than alternative occupations. The abilities sub-index measures
the quality of new undertakings. The aspirations sub-index reflects the potential of start-ups to achieve
internationalization, rapid growth and high productivity. Based on annual data from 2011-2018, we use a
quantile regression model with fixed effects. We control for intellectual property and economic performance
in addition to dummy variables that identify the particular impact on different regions. Our findings show a
positive and heterogeneous effect of abilities on entrepreneur’s aspirations and also a positive impact of
attitudes on aspirations but only in higher quantiles. These findings contribute to the debate and are useful for
formulating policies involving entrepreneurship in different countries.
    Keywords: global entrepreneurship index;aspirations;abilities;attitudes;Entrepreneurship ecosystem;quantile regression