@article{Loveridge:143783,
      recid = {143783},
      author = {Loveridge, Scott and Miller, Steven R. and Komarek,  Timothy M. and Satimanon, Thasanee},
      title = {Assessing Regional Attitudes about Entrepreneurship},
      journal = {Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy},
      address = {2012},
      number = {1100-2016-90102},
      pages = {13},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {Much of the current discussion on factors that influence  entrepreneurial activity focuses
on availability of human,  social, and financial capitals, regional economic  conditions, and dynamics
of population. We discuss social  attitudes toward entrepreneurship and how attitudes
may  influence entrepreneurial activity. We analyze telephone  survey questions designed to
gauge attitudes towards  community entrepreneurship. High school entrepreneurship  career
exploration and positive spin-offs from  locally-owned business achieved the highest level  of
support. Both individual- and community-level variables  are significantly associated with attitudes
toward  entrepreneurship. For example, black ethnicity and Detroit  residency held
positive association with support for high  school entrepreneurship curricula. There is  statistically
significant regional variation in attitudes  beyond what traditional regressors can explain,
indicating  that such attitudes are best measured directly, not  estimated. Our results provide a
step towards generating  benchmarks for communities wishing to employ policies that  encourage
a shift in entrepreneurial attitudes.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/143783},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.143783},
}