Replication data for: Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Suresh de Mel; David McKenzie; Christopher Woodruff
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Project Citation:
de Mel, Suresh, McKenzie, David, and Woodruff, Christopher. Replication data for: Are Women More Credit Constrained? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Microenterprise Returns. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2009. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116328V1
Project Description
Summary:
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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)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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D13 Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
D14 Household Saving; Personal Finance
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
L26 Entrepreneurship
O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
O16 Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
D13 Household Production and Intrahousehold Allocation
D14 Household Saving; Personal Finance
J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
L26 Entrepreneurship
O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
O16 Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
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