Reference to gender in language can lead individuals to draw distinctions between genders and re-inforce traditional views of gender roles. To test our hypothesis that language gender-marking exerts an influence on the gender gap in financial inclusion, we draw on data for 117 countries in the...

We examine the effect of regional favoritism on the access of firms to credit. Using firm-level data on a large sample of 29,000 firms covering 47 countries, we investigate the hypothesis that firms in the birth regions of national political leaders have better access to credit. Our evidence...

We examine the effect of regional favoritism on the access of firms to credit. Using firm-level data on a large sample of 29,000 firms covering 47 countries, we investigate the hypothesis that firms in the birth regions of national political leaders have better access to credit. Our evidence...

Reference to gender in language can lead individuals to draw distinctions between genders and re-inforce traditional views of gender roles. To test our hypothesis that language gender-marking exerts an influence on the gender gap in financial inclusion, we draw on data for 117 countries in the...

We examine the effect of regional favoritism on the access of firms to credit. Using firm-level data on a large sample of 29,000 firms covering 47 countries, we investigate the hypothesis that firms in the birth regions of national political leaders have better access to credit. Our evidence...

Borrower discouragement contributes to reduce access to credit worldwide. In this paper, we test the hypothesis that individualism influences discouragement of borrowers. We use data on borrower discouragement and individualism at the firm level for a large dataset of 32,000 firms from 59...

Research suggests that sex-based grammatical systems in languages are associated with gender differences in economic behavior. This paper tests the hypothesis that language gender-marking has a gendered impact on borrower discouragement of entrepreneurs. Using a cross-country dataset of more...