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unit for which they work, whether it is incorporated or not. The category of
independent workers in the classification of status in employment would
provide the best starting point for the identification and compilation of
statistics on entrepreneurs.
Comprehensive and internationally comparable data for entrepreneurial
activity is lacking. One of the main challenges is that data on entrepreneurship
span a multitude of domains. They cross the traditional boundary between
economic and social statistics by encompassing topics such as the
demography and performance of businesses, the profiles of individuals who
create enterprises, the attitudes toward entrepreneurship, and the regulatory
environment for setting up new businesses.
The complex nature of entrepreneurship and its significance for economic
growth demand internationally comparable indicators that will enable
distinguishing entrepreneurship from other business activities. The aim
moving forward is to develop practical guidance on the identification,
measurement and compilation of statistics on entrepreneurs. The level of
detail may vary depending on the statistical source and on descriptive and
analytical needs. Different statistical sources (household-based surveys,
establishment-based surveys, and administrative sources), have distinct
advantages as well as limitations and can frequently be complementary to
each other. A review of current country practices and existing methods of
statistical measurement is expected to be undertaken.

4. Conclusion and discussion
The topics of MPWR, IPW and entrepreneurs are relevant for the future of
work globally and require further conceptual and methodological
development work with a view to supporting countries with statistical
measurement. The topics of MPWR and IPW share common elements but are
also quite unique and all three topics will require targeted approaches to
measurement. Of the three topics discussed in this paper, IPW is the only one
for which an international concept definition hasn’t yet been established, thus
moving forward on defining the scope of a proposed definition will be critical.
In all cases, consultations with stakeholders will be essential during the
development process to ensure alignment of information needs of
policymakers and researchers on the one hand, and soundness of proposals
concerning statistical methods from the perspective of data producers, on the
other. Consultations will ensure adequate support for the proposals, thus
allowing proposed approaches and testing to go forward particularly where
the concept definition is established in the international standards, i.e. for
MPWR and entrepreneurs. Suggestions and refinements to the proposed set
of objectives, challenges and approaches in support of further conceptual and

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