YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS A FACTOR OF STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION IN UZBEKISTAN

Isakjanova , Saboxat

Муҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт · 2026-yil

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This study examines youth entrepreneurship as a structural driver of economic transformation in Uzbekistanduring 2017-2025. The research integrates classical entrepreneurship theory, human capital theory, Schumpeterianinnovation concepts, and institutional economics to conceptualize youth entrepreneurship as an independent economiccategory. The empirical analysis is based on official statistical data, modeled estimates, and regression-based evaluationmethods to investigate the relationship between youth entrepreneurial activity and youth employment dynamics. Theresults indicate that youth entrepreneurship contributes significantly to labor market stabilization, innovation diffusion,regional development, and the strengthening of the financial ecosystem. In particular, the share of youth entrepreneursincreased from about 20 percent in 2017 to nearly 40 percent in 2025, while youth unemployment decreased substantiallyover the same period. The findings demonstrate that youth entrepreneurship has become a structurally significantsubsystem of Uzbekistan’s economy and plays an important strategic role in ensuring sustainable economic growth

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MualliflarIsakjanova , Saboxat
JurnalМуҳандислик ва Иқтисодиёт
Nashr sanasi2026-03-01
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youth entrepreneurship, labor market, SME development, institutional reforms, economic transformation, Uzbekistan.

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