This paper assesses whether there is a gender gap in the use of financial services by businesses and individuals in Sub …-Saharan Africa. The authors do not find evidence of gender discrimination or lower inherent demand for financial services by … innovate. In the case of individuals, the lower use of formal financial services by women can be explained by gender gaps in …

This paper assesses whether there is a gender gap in the use of financial services by businesses and individuals in Sub …-Saharan Africa. The authors do not find evidence of gender discrimination or lower inherent demand for financial services by … innovate. In the case of individuals, the lower use of formal financial services by women can be explained by gender gaps in …

This paper studies the effects of own-gender preferences on the supply of and demand for credit using data from a large … second loan. The effect is larger when officers have little prior exposure to borrowers of the other gender and when they … have more discretion to act on their gender beliefs, as proxied by financial market competition and branch size. We also …

This paper assesses whether there is a gender gap in the use of financial services by businesses and individuals in Sub …-Saharan Africa. The authors do not find evidence of gender discrimination or lower inherent demand for financial services by … innovate. In the case of individuals, the lower use of formal financial services by women can be explained by gender gaps in …