Hallam, Cory R. A <br/><br/>
Informal Entrepreneurship and Past Experience in an Emerging Economy 
Hallam, Cory R. A 
 -  The Journal of Entrepreneurship  2017, September 
 - 163-175 
<br/><br/> Informal economies account for up to 70 per cent of GDP in developing<br/> countries, but few studies have explored informal entrepreneurship.<br/> To fill this gap, an exploratory study involving 855 university students in<br/> an emerging economy applies the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to<br/> study the cognitive process of informal entrepreneurship. The effect of<br/> past experience (PE) and necessity entrepreneurship on the intention to<br/> start a business is also explored. Our findings provide evidence that the<br/> decision to start a business in the informal economy reinforces the effect<br/> of subjective norms on entrepreneurial intentions (EIs). Implications for<br/> education programmes and for theory are discussed. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Informal Economy<br/>Entrepreneurship Education<br/>Theory of Planned Behavior<br/>Necessity Entrepreneurship<br/>Subjective Norms