蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
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Gender Gaps in Entrepreneurship: Business Networks and Collaborations in Ghana
蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings
vol. 115,
May 2025
(pp. 495–99)
Abstract
This study examines the characteristics of business networks and how they contribute to gender disparities in entrepreneurship. We conduct a survey on a sample of 1,487 young, highly educated male and female agribusiness owners in Ghana. We document that female entrepreneurs have smaller networks than male entrepreneurs, partly explained by differences in education and women's higher likelihood of operating their businesses from home. Furthermore, women's networks have a greater share of women and are slightly more informal, consisting of friends and relatives. Finally, we show that these gender differences in networks are key in explaining the gender gap in profits.Citation
Lambon-Quayefio, Monica, Edward Asiedu, Francesca Truffa, and Ashley Wong. 2025. "Gender Gaps in Entrepreneurship: Business Networks and Collaborations in Ghana." 蝌蚪网 Papers and Proceedings 115: 495–99. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251069Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- G32 Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- L14 Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation; Networks
- L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
- L26 Entrepreneurship
- O14 Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
- Q13 Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness