Abstract
Entrepreneurship is generally regarded as a productive force of change, innovation, and development in modern economies. Particularly for institutionally less developed environments, however, it has been argued that the same energy and talent can also be allocated to unproductive ends. In this article, we present a model that analyzes the allocation of entrepreneurial talent into productive activities and raiding in Postconflict environments, where most formal and informal institutions have broken down. We show that the distribution of initial wealth and entrepreneurial talent play a decisive role. Our analysis also suggests that microcredits can support the transition to a productive equilibrium, because they help to overcome credit constraints without creating incentives for raiding.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 41-64 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Journal of conflict resolution |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bottom-up reconstruction
- Destructive Entrepreneurship
- incentives
- institutions
- Postconflict regions