Female-Owned Firms in Latin America : Characteristics, Performance, and Obstacles to Growth

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dc.creatorBruhn, Miriam
dc.date2014-09-02T22:03:00Z
dc.date2014-09-02T22:03:00Z
dc.date2009-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:16:50Z
dc.descriptionThis 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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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11525121/female-owned-firms-latin-america-characteristics-performance-obstacles-growth
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19961
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5122
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416675
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 5122
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectentrepreneurship
dc.subjectfarm ownership
dc.subjectfirm ownership
dc.subjectfemale-owned
dc.subjectchild care responsibilities
dc.titleFemale-Owned Firms in Latin America : Characteristics, Performance, and Obstacles to Growth

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