Análisis de los factores que inciden en la probabilidad de emprender en Ecuador

María Paula  Espinosa-Vélez; María Dolores Mahauad Burneo; Tania Marcela Rojas Rojas

doi:10.31637/epsir-2024-824

Authors

María Paula Espinosa-Vélez Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9090-5721
María Dolores Mahauad Burneo Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
Tania Marcela Rojas Rojas Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6740-1902

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2024-824

Keywords:

Entrepreneurial Activity, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Entrepreneurial Education, Entrepreneurship, Public politics, Entrepreneurial ecosystem, Financing, Female Entrepreneurship

Abstract

Introduction: This study analyzes the determinants of the probability of entrepreneurship in Ecuador using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2023-2024. Methodology: Through a binary regression methodology, both logit and probit models, variables such as gender, age, business opportunities, skills, experience, knowledge, fear of failure, perception of ease of starting a business, income level, and educational level are examined. Results: The results reveal that business opportunities, skills, and perception of ease of starting a business are significantly influential factors in the probability of entrepreneurship, while gender, age, and educational level do not show significant influence. Discussions: Additionally, practical implications and study limitations are discussed, and future research directions are proposed. Conclusions: This findings underscore the importance of strengthening entrepreneurial education and public policies that foster a favorable environment for entrepreneurship.

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Author Biographies

María Paula Espinosa-Vélez, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Master in Strategic Business Administration by CENTRUM PUCP, Master in Telecommunications Management in Business by UPM Madrid, Master in Leadership by EADA Business School. Specialization in Management and University Leadership IGLU and Specialization in Digital Transformation, EOI. Engineer in Computer Systems and Computing at UTPL. Director of the Academic Unit EDES, UTPL Business School and professor of the MBA with mention in innovation and the Master in Digital Business. Director of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM Ecuador). Researches on entrepreneurship, business education and digital transformation.

María Dolores Mahauad Burneo, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Master in Evaluation, Management and Direction of Educational Quality at the University of Seville - Spain. Professor at the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, in the Career of Business Administration of the Department of Business Sciences. Coordinator of the Chair of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UTPL and member of the research group of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Professional Certificate: Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation by doinGlobal™ and the University of Salamanca (Spain).

Tania Marcela Rojas Rojas, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

Commercial Engineer from the National University of Loja, Ecuador (2008) and Master in Management and Administration of Human Talent from UNIR, Spain (2018). Currently, she teaches at EDES Business School, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador. Since January 2022, she is Director of the Master's Program in Human Talent Management with mention in Management 3.0. Her research interests focus on pedagogical innovation and data analytics applied to human talent. She has directed six master's theses and is the author of four articles indexed in databases.

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