Gender and the Business Environment for New Firm Creation

Gender and the Business Environment for New Firm Creation

The authors summarize the extant literature on the relationship between gender and entrepreneurship. They note significant quantitative gender differences in business entry, with male-owned firms heavily prevailing over firms owned by women in many parts of the world. They find that enterprises owne...

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Main Authors: Klapper, Leora F., Parker, Simon C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank 2013
Subjects:
access to credit
access to finance
business entry
business survival
collateral
discrimination
economic activity
female entrepreneurs
female entrepreneurship
Gender
gender differences
gender discrimination
gender gap
International Bank
microfinance
profitability
property rights
shadow economy
woman
women entrepreneurs
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13515

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