This inverse correlation between EEA and early-stage entrepreneurial activity is likely the result of virtual cycles of reinforcement; as economic development encourages the growth and development of multi-employee corporation employers, more opportunities
arise for individuals employed by them to be entrepreneurial employees, if the corporate culture permits. Similarly, if a larger percentage of the workforce in a country becomes employees of these corporations, the legal and regulatory system of the respective country is likely to respond to their needs at the expense of the self-employed.