Female-Owned Firms in Latin America : Characteristics, Performance, and Obstacles to Growth
This paper examines the characteristics and performance of female-owned firms in Latin America. Data from firm surveys show that female-owned firms tend to be smaller than male-owned firms in terms of employees, sales, costs, and physical capital....
Main Author: | Bruhn, Miriam |
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Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11525121/female-owned-firms-latin-america-characteristics-performance-obstacles-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19961 |
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