“…There is an interconnectedness between legal institutions, various forms of entrepreneurship, and crisis recovery. In particular, this paper contributes to the literature on institutions and transaction costs (see Marciano, 2011 ; Candela & Geloso, 2019 ), and on crisis and entrepreneurship (see De Geest 1995 ; Harnay & Marciano, 2009 ; Heinemann, 2011 ; Fink & Wagner, 2013 ; Braunerhjelm et al, 2015 ; Chowdhury et al, 2015 ). Entrepreneurial action is shaped by the legal regime and informal norms that govern society, either by being encouraged by a stable legal system that protects private property and contracts or by being hampered through interventionist policies that can add uncertainty and confusion (see Sobel & Leeson, 2007 ; Leeson & Boettke, 2009 ; Chowdhury et al, 2015 ; Lofthouse, 2019 ).…”