The changes in the employment structure in rural China are studied with a focus on off farm self-employment. Data from the China Household Income Project surveys covering the same 14 provinces from 1988 to 2018 are used. We find that the proportion of adults in rural China with self-employment...

Spanish Abstract: La mujer rural latinoamericana se ha caracterizado por realizar crianza de animales y la siembra de cultivos, para ayudar en el sustento de su hogar. Este artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación sobre la motivación que tuvieron las mujeres rurales para...

The changes in the employment structure in rural China are studied with a focus on off farm self-employment. Data from the China Household Income Project surveys covering the same 14 provinces from 1988 to 2018 are used. We find that the proportion of adults in rural China with self-employment...

In the face of persistent rural poverty, an incomplete agrarian transition, the predominance of small and marginal farms and an emerging feminization of agriculture, this paper argues for a new institutional approach to poverty reduction, agricultural revival and social empowerment. It makes a...

A number of studies have examined the relationship between tax collection and various demographic variables. However, until recently most of those studies have involved a United States sample population. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service provides demographic data for researchers on a regular...

A number of studies have examined the relationship between tax collection and various demographic variables. However, until recently most of those studies have involved a United States sample population. The Internal Revenue Service provides demographic data for researchers on a regular basis....

This paper focuses on the economic and societal impact of women in the Dutch financial sector during the period 1898-1940 by examining a dozen organisations in banking, insurance as well as brokerage, and by examining a dozen pioneering women with senior positions in finance. During this period,...

It is implausible that the spread of Covid-19 has not had an impact on entrepreneurship in Peru, considering that on average 41.1 % of the Economically Active Population is engaged in starting their own businesses. The objectives of this research are as follows: To estimate the influencing...

Although accessing finance is key to the foundation of any business, particular concerns have been expressed about the ability of UK women-owned firms to obtain external finance. In this paper we use an econometric approach to explore the effect of perceptions of financial barriers to start-up...

This paper provides an empirical investigation of the agency relationship between the public sector and small firms targeted for assistance by examining micro and macro data for a cross section of eligible women business enterprises (WBEs). Using hedonic sales and employment indices we find that...