Explaining female and male entrepreneurship at the country level

Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for 29 countries this study investigates the (differential) impact of several factors on female and male entrepreneurship at the country level. These factors are derived from three streams of literature, including that on entrepreneurship in general, on female labor force participation and on female entrepreneurship. The paper deals with the methodological aspects of investigating (female) entrepreneurship by distinguishing between two measures of female entrepreneurship: the number of female entrepreneurs and the share of women in the total number of entrepreneurs..

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Verheul, Ingrid ; Stel, Adriaan J. van ; Thurik, Adriaan R.
Institutions:	Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena>
Subject:	Entrepreneurship \| Geschlecht \| gender \| Unternehmerin

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Extent:	1006592 bytes 52 p. application/pdf
Series:	Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik - Abteilung Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Discussion Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy ; 3405
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	H10 - Structure and Scope of Government. General ; J16 - Economics of Gender ; J23 - Employment Determination; Job Creation; Demand for Labor; Self-Employment ; M13 - Entrepreneurship ; Entrepreneurship. Biographies of entrepreneurs ; Management and organisation. Other aspects ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; No country specification
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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