Self-reported data are the most common way to measure the performance of small businesses, especially in developing countries where businesses tend to be informal and few owners keep records. However, we do not know how men and women differ in evaluating business measures that are notoriously...

Many studies have shown that female-owned micro-enterprises are less profitable and have lower returns to capital than their male-owned counterparts. In this paper, we investigate two possible drivers for the gender gap in business performance: 1) buyers are less likely to buy from women-owned...

The previous literature documents that female-owned businesses are less profitable than male-owned businesses, including micro-enterprises that make up the majority of firms in developing countries. In this paper, we uncover an overlooked gendered constraint for these businesses: childcare. We...

Why do some entrepreneurs thrive while others fail? We explore whether the advice entrepreneurs receive about people management influences their firm's performance. We conducted a randomized field experiment in India with 100 high-growth technology firms whose founders received in-person advice...

Why do some entrepreneurs thrive while others fail? We explore whether the advice entrepreneurs receive about people management influences their firm's performance. We conducted a randomized field experiment in India with 100 high-growth technology firms whose founders received in-person advice...