Networks, Start-up Capital and Women’s Entrepreneurial Performance in Africa: Evidence from Eswatini
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- Brixiova, Zuzana & Kangoye, Thierry, 2019. "Networks, Start-Up Capital and Women's Entrepreneurial Performance in Africa: Evidence from Eswatini," IZA Discussion Papers 12198, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Zuzana Brixiová & Thierry Kangoye, 2019. "Networks, start-up capital and women's entrepreneurial performance in Africa: Evidence from Eswatini," SALDRU Working Papers 257, Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town.
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networks; start-up capital; women’s entrepreneurship; multivariate analysis; Africa;JEL classification:
- L53 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Enterprise Policy
- O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2020-01-20 (Africa)
- NEP-BEC-2020-01-20 (Business Economics)
- NEP-CSE-2020-01-20 (Economics of Strategic Management)
- NEP-ENT-2020-01-20 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-FLE-2020-01-20 (Financial Literacy & Education)
- NEP-NET-2020-01-20 (Network Economics)
- NEP-SBM-2020-01-20 (Small Business Management)
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