Category - Nelu-Eugen POPESCU

This study analyzes the entrepreneurial ecosystems and entrepreneurial activity of the nine countries belonging to the FORTHEM European University Alliance (Germany, France, Poland, Finland, Latvia, Spain, Italy, Norway, and Romania) using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data for the period 2021–2024. The purpose of the research is to provide a comparative, alliance-specific understanding of how entrepreneurial attitudes, systemic framework conditions, and institutional capacities influence both the quantity and quality of entrepreneurial activity in a heterogeneous European environment. The analysis integrates the Adult Population Survey (APS) and National Expert Survey (NES) indicators within an unbalanced panel structure to examine levels, patterns and short-term temporal changes in entrepreneurial dynamics during the post-pandemic recovery period. The study employs descriptive comparison and econometric modelling using pooled ordinary least squares and first-difference...