M.A. Thesis:

Institutional factors٫entrepreneurship and opportunity Economic growth:comprative analysis between MENA and OECD countries

The opportunity for entrepreneurship refers to a situation in which products, services, raw materials, markets, and new organization methods can be represented. Entrepreneurship is an engine for economic growth and development, and is one of the key issues for job creation, the development of employment trends and, overall, the dynamics of the economy. There are many factors affecting entrepreneurial opportunities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of institutional factors and economic growth on the opportunities for entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the countries who are memberd in Cooperation and Economic Development Organization . In other words, this research seeks to answer the question of whether institutional factors and economic growth have a significant effect on the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the countries who are memberd in Cooperation and Economic Development Organization (OECD)? This research is a cross-country study and Entrepreneurship Opportunity Data have been gathered from 2001 to this year during this study. For estimation of the model, The simulation system is used to estimate the model. Also, the estimation of Time series data was done during the 16-year period of 2016-2001 using Evieus software. The results show that the control of corruption, internal credit to the private sector and the rule of law do not have a significant effect on the business opportunity of the Middle East and North Africa. as well as entrepreneurship opportunities have no effect on the labor force of the Middle East and North Africa countries. Also, corruption control, rule of law and internal credibility to the private sector have a significant effect on the business opportunity of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and also the entrepreneurial opportunity has a significant effect on the productivity of the labor force of the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship Opportunity, Corruption Control, Internal Credit, Economic Growth, Rule of Law