THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AS A PREDICTOR OF ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS

The goal of the paper is to examine influence economic environment individual’s place origin on intensity entrepreneurial intentions which are seen in desire start an venture. Economic factors primarily mean development a certain area, present study expressed as size GDP. study’s respondents were students who had enrolled at Republic Croatia’s higher education institutions where programmes focused some forms education: entrepreneurship, economy, and management. According data provided by Agency for Science Higher Education, academic year 2017/18, total number programs relevant research was 3768.The conducted sample 690 students, makes 18.31% students. For empirical part paper, anonymous survey method used, while different statistical methods used analyse results survey, such Regression analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test. proves that level directly influenced respondents. Entrepreneurial represent aspiration how much individual wants their Certain individuals might have become entrepreneur, but multiple affect whether they will It long way from desiring implementing idea initially appeared intention. Multiple determinants guide someone’s behaviour, each determinant.