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Female Entrepreneurship: A New Taxonomy of Drivers

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  • Inessa Love

    (University of Hawaii)

  • Eliana Carranza

    (World Bank)

  • Chandra Dhakal

    (Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan)

Abstract

This paper offers a new conceptual framework on female entrepreneurial activity. First, we discuss how female-run businesses are different. We emphasize non-economic outcomes, which are frequently overlooked. Second, we offer a comprehensive discussion of drivers explaining these differences. We present a novel taxonomy of drivers categorized into 4 distinct dimensions: 1) choices and preferences, 2) endowments, 3) external constraints, and 4) internal constraints. Finally, we highlight the relevance of the drivers for the design of policies and draw attention to gaps in the literature.

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  • Inessa Love & Eliana Carranza & Chandra Dhakal, 2023. "Female Entrepreneurship: A New Taxonomy of Drivers," Working Papers 202304, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hai:wpaper:202304
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    Cited by:

    1. Ubfal, Diego, 2024. "What Works in Supporting Women-Led Businesses?," IZA Discussion Papers 16950, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    2. Inessa Love & Boris Nikolaev & Chandra Dhakal, 2024. "The well-being of women entrepreneurs: the role of gender inequality and gender roles," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 62(1), pages 325-352, January.

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    Keywords

    well-being; women entrepreneurs; institutions; entrepreneurship;
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    JEL classification:

    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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