Doruk, Omer TugsalSoylemezoglu, Ergul2025-03-262025-03-2620141877-042810.1016/j.sbspro.2014.09.106https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.09.106https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14704/98610th International Strategic Management Conference -- JUN 19-21, 2014 -- Rome, ITALYStart-ups are counted as 'engine' for innovation, especially in developing countries. However, in developing countries, bureaucratic barriers and costs are main impediments for start-ups. In this paper, the main barriers and costs are examined within panel data analysis framework in the developing countries indicating whether there are barriers and costs for start-ups between 2004 and 2012. Panel data analysis which has corrected robust standard errors for heteroscedascity and autocorrelation is used in this paper for researching start-ups condition in 61 developing countries. The results were obtained show that there are bureaucratic barriers and costs are main impediments for start-ups and innovation in the developing countries. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessStart-ups; Developing Countries; InnovationConference Object949N/A944150WOS:000346089700101N/A