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Female Entrepreneurs : How and Why Are They Different? / Eliana Carranza.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Carranza, Eliana.
- Series:
- Other papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Other papers
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aspirations.
- Business environment.
- Discrimination.
- Employment and unemployment.
- Gender.
- Gender and economic policy.
- Gender and economics.
- Inequality.
- Labor market.
- Labor markets.
- Poverty reduction.
- Private sector development.
- Private sector economics.
- Self-confidence.
- Social norms.
- Social protections and labor.
- Local Subjects:
- Aspirations.
- Business environment.
- Discrimination.
- Employment and unemployment.
- Gender.
- Gender and economic policy.
- Gender and economics.
- Inequality.
- Labor market.
- Labor markets.
- Poverty reduction.
- Private sector development.
- Private sector economics.
- Self-confidence.
- Social norms.
- Social protections and labor.
- Other Title:
- Female Entrepreneurs
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This paper reviews and critically evaluates existing evidence on female entrepreneurial activity. First, we identify how female-run businesses are different, by examining both economic and non-economic outcomes which are frequently overlooked. Second, we offer a comprehensive discussion of drivers to explain why these differences. We group these drivers in four categories: (i) preferences, (ii) endowments, (iv) external constraints, and (iv) internal constraints. Third, we review evidence on the types of policies that have been effective or have potential to address the different drivers. Finally, we offer a discussion of the gaps in the literature and identify areas for future research.
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