Female-Owned Firms in Latin America [electronic resource] : Characteristics, Performance, and Obstacles To Growth / Bruhn, Miriam.
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| Other title: | World Bank e-Library. World Bank e-Library. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
The World Bank,
2009.
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| Series: | Policy research working papers.
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| Abstract: | This paper examines the characteristics and performance of female-owned firms in Latin America. Data from firm surveys show that female-owned firms tend to be smaller than male-owned firms in terms of employees, sales, costs, and physical capital. Female-owned firms also have lower profits than male-owned firms, but for larger firms this difference disappears after controlling for labor and capital inputs. Medium-size and large female-owned firms are as productive as male-owned firms of the same size, although micro and small female-owned firms are less productive than male-owned firms. There is no evidence that the differences between female and male-owned firms are due to differences in access to finance or regulatory burdens. However, this paper finds a negative correlation between child care and household obligations and female-owned firm size and performance. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (28 pages) |