GEN’s Research Library

The GEN Research Library is a directory that allows researchers, policymakers and ESOs easy access to the most relevant entrepreneurship research knowledge and insight. The resources include the latest research strategies, frameworks, reports, data sets, and more.

 

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This resource gives an overview and non-technical introduction to randomized evaluations. Randomized evaluations can be used to measure impact in policy research: to date, J-PAL affiliated…

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In 2019/20 CFE undertook a refugee entrepreneurship pilot programme backed by the Home Office and The National Lottery Community Fund. This funded four existing business support organisations to…

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Innovation policymakers face a complex and continuously evolving system and have limited evidence on how to most effectively influence it. This can be addressed by turning the current model of…

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This study mapped key actors supporting newcomer entrepreneurs in 10 markets in Europe,  (Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK.)…

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This interactive Guide gives development professionals the necessary theoretical background, concepts, approaches and practical tools to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems in developing countries…

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The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020 (GSER 2020) is a comprehensive analysis of the state of startup ecosystems worldwide.

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Seven Steps to SUCCESS: Enabling Refugee Entrepreneurs to Flourish, is a major report from the Centre For Policy Development’s Effective Government Program and the Open Political…

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Why is high-growth entrepreneurship scarce in developing countries? Does this scarcity reflect firm capabilities constraints? This paper explores these questions using as a laboratory an accelerator…

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For the first time, the global landscape for refugee entrepreneurship support has been highlighted. The global survey analysed 39 organisations across 19 countries that are offering tailored business…

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A report on the impact of incubators and accelerators on start-up businesses and on the wider business ecosystem.

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Combining some of the best insights, tools, frameworks and strategies to come out of the Frontier Incubators program, this guide offers a thorough and practical overview of ten key topics related to…

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This policy brief assesses the potential of entrepreneurship to be used as a tool for the integration of refugees into the labour market. It discusses the challenges faced in business creation by…

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The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2019 (GSER 2019) is a comprehensive analysis of the state of startup ecosystems worldwide.

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Lack of access to capital is often cited as one of the primary barriers entrepreneurs face in starting or growing a business. This report surveys the current knowledge landscape regarding access to…

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The goal of the Rose Review is to tap the huge unrealised economic potential of female entrepreneurs by making the UK one of the best countries in the world for women to start and grow a new business…

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The expected standards for business support evaluation, ensuring comparability across programmes is maximised.

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This policy guide focuses on the role of entrepreneurship in enhancing the positive effects of migration on economic growth and development. The Guide is a practical tool aimed at strengthening…

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The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2018 (GSER 2018) is a comprehensive analysis of the state of startup ecosystems worldwide.

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In “Starting Afresh: How entrepreneurship is transforming the lives of resettled refugees”, the Centre puts forward a compelling case about why refugees make great entrepreneurs, how they can…