Job Growth Expectations Among Young Entrepreneurs in Caribbean Small-Island States

Maheshwar Boodraj, Girjanauth Boodraj

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Abstract

This paper examines job growth expectations of young entrepreneurs in two small-island Caribbean states, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, using data from the 2013 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor's Adult Population Survey. Results from regression analyses reveal that job growth expectations of young Jamaican entrepreneurs were lower compared to their counterparts in Trinidad and Tobago. Young male entrepreneurs are more likely to increase job growth compared to young female entrepreneurs in both islands. Moreover, the analysis indicated a positive relationship between educational levels of young entrepreneurs and projected job growth in both countries. However, the benefits of education were different in these countries: if the level of education is increased by the same degree in both countries, job growth is expected to be relatively higher in Jamaica versus Trinidad and Tobago.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalInternational Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Caribbean
  • entrepreneurship education
  • entrepreneurship policy
  • job growth expectations
  • young people
  • youth entrepreneurs

EGS Disciplines

  • Management Information Systems

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