text: what are the various reasons why entrepreneurship can be seen as a catalyst for economic activity?   below are some studies on the reasons why entrepreneurship can be a catalyst for economic activity  entrepreneurship and economic development http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/webiteteb20043_en.pdf international handbook on entrepreneurship research http://www.wiwi.tu-freiberg.de/wipol/pdffiles/seminar2003/careethurik2002.pdf entrepreneurship capital- determinants and impact on regional economic performance http://www.aeaweb.org/annual_mtg_papers/2006/0107_1430_0301.pdf