Public Policies for Stimulating Private Initiative and the Perception of Entrepreneurship among Young People in Romania

Abstract

The study aims to analyse the impact of public policies aimed at stimulating entrepreneurship among young people, taking into account the Sustainable Development Goals. Three objectives are pursued: (1) correlating the content of Romanian policies on stimulating entrepreneurship among young people with statistical realities; (2) identifying young people's perceptions of entrepreneurship; (3) identifying young people's perspectives on building an entrepreneurial professional life. The methodological approach includes, in the first phase, the analysis of the content of policies on stimulating entrepreneurship and their correlation with the impact produced, respectively the statistical evolution of entrepreneurs among the young population. The second phase presents the results of empirical research based on a sociological survey (using a questionnaire) that captures young people's views on entrepreneurship and their prospects for starting a business. The reference population consists of young people in Romania. UDC: 35.073.1:334.722-053.6(498); JEL: D04, D09, J24, Z18