We analyze gender bias in entrepreneurship finance. Access to finance is crucial for entrepreneurial success, yet women are particularly constrained. We structurally unpack whether loan officers evaluate business ideas and implementation constraints differently for male and female entrepreneurs,...

Undoubtedly, microenterprises play a critical role in the development of the economy. Comprising a dominant share in the industry, microenterprises help to alleviate poverty and unemployment. However, the growth of microenterprises remains a global challenge. A number of scholars have attributed...

The main goal of the research is to study what financial inclusion is and analyse its current status in the Azerbaijani economy. To that end, the monography analyses infrastructural elements to be shaped to make financial resources and services available, and the potential to deepen financial...