Despite rapid economic growth, gender disparities in women's economic participation have remained deep and persistent … in India. What explains these huge gender disparities? Is it poor infrastructure, limited education, and gender … female entrepreneurs? This paper analyzes the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing …

Despite rapid economic growth, gender disparities in women's economic participation have remained deep and persistent … in India. What explains these huge gender disparities? Is it poor infrastructure, limited education, and gender … female entrepreneurs?This paper analyzes the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing …

We analyze the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. We … entrepreneurship relative to male entrepreneurship. We find evidence of agglomeration economies in both sectors, where higher female …

This paper quantifies the link between the timing of state-level implementations of political reservations for women in … India with the role of women in India's manufacturing sector. It does not find evidence that overall employment of women in … manufacturing increased after the reforms. However, the analysis finds significant evidence that more women-owned establishments …

heightened entrepreneurship is due to channels like greater finance access or heightened inspiration for women entrepreneurs …We quantify the link between the timing of state-level implementations of political reservations for women in India … with the role of women in India’s manufacturing sector. While overall employment of women in manufacturing does not …