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Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns

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de Mel, Suresh, McKenzie, David, Woodruff, Christopher·2009·American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
DOI 10.1257/app.1.3.1
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We report on a field experiment providing random grants to microenterprise owners. The grants generated large profit increases for male owners but not for female owners. We show that the gender gap does not simply mask differences in ability, risk aversion, entrepreneurial attitudes, or differences in reporting behavior, but there is some evidence that the gender gap is larger in female-dominated industries. The data are not consistent with a unitary household model, and imply an inefficiency of resource allocation within households. We show evidence that this inefficiency is reduced in more cooperative households. (JEL D13, D14, J16, L25, L26, O12, O16)

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Authors
de Mel, S., McKenzie, D., & Woodruff, C.
Venue
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2009-06-01
Volume
1
Issue
3
Pages
1-32
ISSN
  • 1945-7782 (ISSN-L)
  • 1945-7790
DOI
10.1257/app.1.3.1
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437
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journal article
Language
en
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