In this paper we examine whether entrepreneurship is a cause or solution to economic inequality in emerging economies. Using an institutional lens, we review 40 articles and find that entrepreneurship can increase or decrease economic inequality, depending on the sector where it occurs (formal or informal), and its effect on institutions (making them more inclusive or more exclusive). To develop a future research agenda, we build on these insights by examining 68 additional articles on economic inequality in emerging economies from a range of disciplines. The result is a rich research agenda on entrepreneurship and economic inequality in emerging markets.

在本文中，我们研究了企业家精神是导致新兴经济体经济不平等的原因还是解决方案。使用制度的视角，我们回顾了40篇文章，发现创业可以增加或减少经济不平等，具体取决于其发生的部门（正式或非正式）及其对制度的影响（使之更具包容性或排他性）。为了制定未来的研究议程，我们在这些见解的基础上，研究了来自其他学科的68篇有关新兴经济体经济不平等的其他文章。结果形成了关于新兴市场中企业家精神和经济不平等的丰富研究议程。