Senior entrepreneurship in Latin America

• Amorós, José Ernesto ^[1] ; Leporati, Marcelo ^[2] ; Torres Marín, Alfonso Jesús ^[3]
  1. [1] EGADE Business School, Tecnológico de Monterrey y Universidad del Desarrollo
  2. [2] EAE Business School
  3. [3] Universidad Internacional de la Empresa, UNIE

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• Localización: Emprendimiento y negocios internacionales, ISSN-e 2530-5603, Vol. 8, Nº. 2, 2023 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Emprendimiento y Negocios Internacionales), págs. 6-9
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Senior entrepreneurship in Latin America
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  • This research analyzes  factors that influence the decision of the senior population (+50 years) to engage in entrepreneurship activities in Latin American countries. We used data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor with a sample of 22,139 individual observations. We also used the Human Development Index to seize the level of development. Some individual factors such as personal income, education, and occupation have a significant influence in senior entrepreneurship. The level of human development of a country has a negative influence mainly on opportunity-based entrepreneurs. Our research has policy and practical implications, primarily those related to labor markets and social protection.