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dc.titleDefinitions Matter: Measuring Gender Gaps in Firms' Access to Credit
dc.contributor.authorPiras, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorPresbitero, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorRabellotti, Roberta
dc.contributor.orgunitCapital Markets and Financial Institutions Division
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.coverageSouth America
dc.date.available2013-10-21T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2013-10-18T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractStandards measures of female ownership and management of firms included in the World Bank Enterprise Survey do not support the existence of a gender gap in access to finance in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Nonetheless, more precise measures show that women-led businesses are more likely to be financially constrained than other comparable firms. The evidence presented herein suggests that this gender gap may be driven by taste-based discrimination. This paper exploits a rich dataset that provides detailed information about female ownership and management in firms, allowing for further understanding of gender gaps in access to finance.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0006976
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Definitions-Matter-Measuring-Gender-Gaps-in-Firms-Access-to-Credit.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectGender Equality
dc.subjectFinancial Policy
dc.subjectFinancial Service
dc.subjectFinancial Market
dc.subject.jelcodeG21 - Banks • Depository Institutions • Micro Finance Institutions • Mortgages
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.keywordsAccess to credit; Gender; Discrimination; Firm ownership
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberDiscussion Papers
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