Closing the infrastructural gaps and fostering the entrepreneurial processes are considered the key to reduce African unemployment and boost productivity to achieve inclusive development. Therefore, investment in infrastructure is crucial for creating a conducive entrepreneurial environment. In this paper, we provide a contribution for this purpose, by evaluating the impact of infrastructure on entrepreneurship in a panel of twenty African countries for a period of 2006–2018. Consistent with previous studies, we find that infrastructures play a significant role in improving entrepreneurial development. In specific, we show that transport, electricity, water and sanitation facilities, ICT and broadband infrastructures have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial startups in Africa. Our reports show clearly there is a positive association between infrastructures and entrepreneurial startups at a one percent significance level. These findings are robust to alternative estimation. It points out that physical infrastructure is more relevant in the case of less developed countries in promoting entrepreneurial development.

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基础设施和创业：来自非洲的证据

缩小基础设施差距和促进创业过程被认为是减少非洲失业率和提高生产力以实现包容性发展的关键。因此，基础设施投资对于创造有利的创业环境至关重要。在本文中，我们通过评估基础设施对 2006-2018 年期间由 20 个非洲国家组成的小组的创业的影响，为此做出了贡献。与之前的研究一致，我们发现基础设施在促进创业发展方面发挥着重要作用。具体而言，我们表明交通、电力、供水和卫生设施、信息通信技术和宽带基础设施对非洲的创业公司具有积极而显着的影响。我们的报告清楚地表明，基础设施和创业型初创公司之间存在正相关关系，显着性水平为 1%。这些发现对替代估计是稳健的。它指出，在欠发达国家的情况下，有形基础设施在促进创业发展方面更为相关。