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Inputs, Gender Roles or Sharing Norms? Assessing the Gender Performance Gap Among Informal Entrepreneurs in Madagascar

Nordman, Christophe Jalil; Vaillant, Julia - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We use a representative sample of informal entrepreneurs in Madagascar to add new evidence on the magnitude of the gender performance gap. After controlling for business and entrepreneur characteristics, female-owned businesses exhibit a value added 28 percent lower than their male counterparts....

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Is Religion Associated with Entrepreneurial Activity?

Henley, Andrew - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

national boundaries between religion and entrepreneurship. Definitions of entrepreneurship are taken from the Global … Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) studies for 2011 and 2012, focusing on the individual rather than on the business venture. Recent data … cultural environment for entrepreneurship. They also suggest that policy-makers may wish to pay closer attention to the …

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What Is the Value of Entrepreneurship? A Review of Recent Research

Praag, Mirjam van; Versloot, Peter H. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

that entrepreneurship has important economic value. Hence, a systematic review is provided that answers the question: What … group’? A fourth type of contribution studied is the role of entrepreneurship in increasing individuals’ utility levels …

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Self-Employment and Parenthood: Exploring the Impact of Partners, Children and Gender

Aidis, Ruta; Wetzels, Cecile - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007

This paper explores the relationship between self-employment, partner’s employment, the household and children on a mother’s and father’s probability to choose self-employment. Few studies are available on this topic and their analysis is mainly limited to the female role in the North...

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Does Gender Matter for Firm Performance? Evidence from Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Sabarwal, Shwetlena; Terrell, Katherine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Using 2005 firm level data for 26 ECA countries, this paper estimates performance gaps between male- and female-owned businesses, while controlling for their location by industry and country. We find that female entrepreneurs have significantly smaller scale of operations (as measured by sales...

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Distribution of Natural Resources, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development: Growth Dynamics with Two Elites

Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005

entrepreneurial elite, resulting in economic policy and institutions which are more conducive to entrepreneurship and productivity …

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