T his study analysed the role of nascent entrepreneurship in driving inclusive growth in North Africa. Inclusive growth is economic growth that allows vulnerable population (poor, women, youth), to participate in, contribute equally to, and benefit from economic growth. The vulnerable population can participate to economic growth through the private by two ways including as employees (job creation) or as business owners (entrepreneurship). This policy paper examined the determinants for the vulnerable population to act as business creators or owners. Using the GEM unique survey data on 4 out of 5 North Africa countries including Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, we assessed the determinants that allow an individual to create a business. These characteristics allowed us to draw policy recommendations for governments to support the vulnerable population to create business and then participate to economic growth.

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