Most previous studies have found evidence at the aggregate level that female entrepreneurs underperform relative to their male counterparts. This study conducts a comprehensive test of this finding. The test is conducted on a large Swedish sample of 4200 entrepreneurs (405 females) with 1 to 20...

This paper employs bivariate probit estimation procedures and non-independente selectivity adjustments to investigate the determinants of the joint welfare participation-labour supply decisions made by single male, single females, lone fathers and lone mothers, using data from the 1988-1989 LMAS.