Gender and the business environment for new firm creation

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-257

  Klapper, Leora F ^a   Parker, Simon C ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; FINANCE; GENDER; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER IDENTITY; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79961234128     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkp032     Document Type: Article

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