Access to Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is There a Gender Gap?

  • We show the existence of an unconditional gender gap in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, when key observable characteristics of the enterprises or individuals are taken into account the gender gap disappears. In the case of enterprises, we explain our finding with differences in key characteristics and a potential selection bias. In the case of individuals, the lower use of formal financial services by women can be explained by gender gaps in other dimensions related to the use of financial services, such as their lower level of income and education, and by their household and employment status.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Leonardo Iacovone, Reyes Aterido, Thorsten Beck
Parent Title (English):World Development
Publication year:2013
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:102
Last Page:120
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.02.013
Release Date:2019/05/17
Volume:47
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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