The impact of climate vulnerability on new firm formation

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Abstract The aim of the paper is to examine the influence of climate vulnerability (CV) on the formation of new firms. Employing a large sample of 140 countries spanning the time frame 2006–2020, it has been found that climate vulnerability harms new firm formation. The empirical results show that the negative impact of CV on the average new business formation rate has been 3.40. The results prove to be robust for alternative subsamples and methodology. Furthermore, the results of the quantile regression highlight a parameter heterogeneity in the effect of CV on entrepreneurial activity. Overall, the empirical findings highlight the key role of climate vulnerabilities in developing public policies aimed to spur entrepreneurial activity.

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