How Entrepreneurship Education Drives Economic Growth.

Abstract

Entrepreneurship, promoted through higher education and entrepreneurial training programs, is an essential mechanism for promoting innovation, productivity, and sustainable development. This article analyzes the mechanisms through which entrepreneurship impacts economic growth, highlighting how entrepreneurial education strengthens human capital, stimulates formal job creation, promotes knowledge transfer, and consolidates innovation ecosystems based on university-business-government collaboration. Based on the frameworks of endogenous growth theory and the Triple Helix, the study demonstrates that educational entrepreneurship enhances the competitiveness and resilience of economies, especially in emerging contexts. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), it concludes that quality entrepreneurial education is a catalyst for productive diversification and inclusive growth, positioning universities as strategic actors in economic and social development.