1. New Indicators from the OECD-Eurostat Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme Measuring Entrepreneurship New Indicators from the OECD-Eurostat Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme II Workshop on Entrepreneurship Indicators university of Huelva Huelva, Spain - Nov. 17-18, 2008 Tim Davis OECD Statistics Directorate

2. Entrepreneurship Indicators Programme …….Taking stock of progress  Many NSOs and policy experts engaged  Entrepreneurship Indicators Steering Group  Definitions and measurement framework  Core indicators of entrepreneurial performance  18 countries in first round data collection  Determinant indicators of entrepreneurship ….. demand and supply indicators of Andalusia Model

3. Messages from the Workshop  Link Determinants and Performance  Continue to exploit existing data  Consider composite indicators  Build new partnerships  Develop regional indicators and analysis

4. Next steps: Linking Determinants to Performance  Encourage analytical activities  Develop microdata-based indicators  But private databases “weak” for small firms  Benchmark Orbis/Amadeus to NSO firm data  Co-ordinated, multi-country microdata studies e.g. -OECD study: entrepreneurship & innovation -Danish-led study: High growth firms growth

5. Next steps: Consolidate and build the programme  Engage more countries  Broaden role and membership of EISG  Extend performance indicators  Develop Determinant Indicators  R&D and Technology  Access to Finance  Entrepreneurship Education  ……………….

6. Measuring Entrepreneurship A Digest of Indicators www.oecd.org/statistics/entrepreneurshipindicators OR Google: OECD entrepreneurship indicators