and gender) and its performance (productivity and profitability) for a large representative sample of enterprises from …

Using 2005 firm level data for 26 ECA countries, this paper estimates performance gaps between male- and female …

on age and gender) and its performance with respect to innovative activities (outlays and employment in research and …

, lenders may charge higher interest rates or ration credit supply, which can hamper entrepreneurship. Both aspects of a more … entrepreneurship. …

in order to assess how men and women respond to competitive pressure. Comparing their performance in low-stakes versus … results are mixed. Furthermore, even if women show a drop in performance in the more crucial stages of the match, it is in any …

We investigate the impact of a change in the gender composition of the pool of candidates on the academic performance …, highlighting the nuanced impact of gender composition on women's performance in high-stakes exams. … of women in an entrance exam. We use data from a natural experiment that altered the gender composition of the candidates …

The underrepresentation of women at the top of hierarchies is often explained by gender differences in preferences. We … characterized by self-selection into an uncertain, competitive and male-dominated environment. We observe gender differences in … away" makes female players less successful: despite no gender gap in playing skills, women accumulate lower scores than men …

How valuable is education for entrepreneurs' performance as compared to employees'? What might explain any differences … show furthermore that entrepreneurs have higher returns to education than employees (in terms of the comparable performance … spells in entrepreneurship versus wage employment, thereby accounting for selectivity into entrepreneurial positions based on …

performance and post-dissolution private and financial outcomes with a selected set of comparable firms and couples. We find … inequality in the household. We find no evidence of non-pecuniary benefits or costs of co-entrepreneurship. …