العلاقة بين ريادة الأعمال و اقتصاد المعرفة : دراسة تطبيقية على الدول العربية

Abstract EN

The study aimed to measure the mutual relationship between the Arab countries' shift towards the knowledge economy and the size of their entrepreneurial activities during the period (2013-2018), using the Global Innovation Index (GII) as a total indicator of the knowledge economy and the selfemployment index as an indicator of the size of entrepreneurial activities.

The study relied on a dynamic model of cross-sectional time series data using the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM).

The study found the hypothesis validity, where increasing the rate of self-employment leads to an increase in the index of innovation for the Arab countries to support the transformation of the knowledge economy.

Improved indicators of good governance and higher education also contribute to this shift.

However, the increase in the number of individuals using the Internet negatively affects the innovation index of Arab countries, which hinders their transformation towards the knowledge economy.

On the other hand, the success of the Arab countries in the transition to the knowledge economy by increasing the innovation index increases the rates of selfemployment, while the high growth rate of per capita output and the size of domestic credit to the private sector limit the trend of individuals towards self-employment.