belief that female entrepreneurs are discriminated against in the credit market. This paper empirically investigates such … propensity score matching, the paper finds no evidence to support the common wisdom that women are discriminated in the credit … and entrepreneurship, but suggest they be grounded on more robust footings such as managers' education, firms' ownership …

, context, and innovation performance among women entrepreneurs in Ecuador. Based on a sample of 45 women entrepreneurs, the … a key role in fostering innovation in women-led firms in Ecuador. This innovation is facilitated by establishing close … and frequent interpersonal connections, as well as by the age of the female entrepreneurs. Conversely, certain individual …

Young entrepreneurship is an important lever for economic growth and employment creation in developing countries … estimated the impact of credit uptake (formal, informal, and family) on young entrepreneurship performance in Benin, using 2014 …) credit. The impact of credit uptake was generally higher for women-owned firms. There were also variations in uptake …