Does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth? Evidence from twenty-five countries

Recent researches in the field of entrepreneurship give a renewed interest in the role of women entrepreneurship in the economic development. This document aims to draw up an analysis of the effect of female entrepreneurship on economic growth using a panel data over the period 2000-2014 for a sampl...

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Main Authors: Salim MORCHED, Anis JARBOUI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Recherche en Entreprise et Décisions-Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Gabès (RED-ISGG) 2018-12-01
Series:Academic Finance
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Online Access:https://www.scientific-society.com/journal/index.php/AF/article/view/164
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description Recent researches in the field of entrepreneurship give a renewed interest in the role of women entrepreneurship in the economic development. This document aims to draw up an analysis of the effect of female entrepreneurship on economic growth using a panel data over the period 2000-2014 for a sample of twenty-five (developed and developing) countries. Results show that female entrepreneurship has a significant negative effect but also entrepreneurship is considered the channel, it has an indirect impact on economic growth even business creation has been a real engine of economic development; these are seen as a means to generate employment opportunities, income distribution, wealth creation and poverty reduction. Some recommendations are presented, in order to support of government initiatives and the effect on women-owned business performance which are also important.
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spelling doaj.art-1a351dc3f7414460a65fa7cfb2f090b92022-12-21T23:59:25ZengRecherche en Entreprise et Décisions-Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Gabès (RED-ISGG)Academic Finance1923-29932018-12-0192Does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth? Evidence from twenty-five countriesSalim MORCHEDAnis JARBOUIRecent researches in the field of entrepreneurship give a renewed interest in the role of women entrepreneurship in the economic development. This document aims to draw up an analysis of the effect of female entrepreneurship on economic growth using a panel data over the period 2000-2014 for a sample of twenty-five (developed and developing) countries. Results show that female entrepreneurship has a significant negative effect but also entrepreneurship is considered the channel, it has an indirect impact on economic growth even business creation has been a real engine of economic development; these are seen as a means to generate employment opportunities, income distribution, wealth creation and poverty reduction. Some recommendations are presented, in order to support of government initiatives and the effect on women-owned business performance which are also important.https://www.scientific-society.com/journal/index.php/AF/article/view/164Female entrepreneurship; economic growth
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Does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth? Evidence from twenty-five countries
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title Does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth? Evidence from twenty-five countries
title_full Does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth? Evidence from twenty-five countries
title_fullStr Does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth? Evidence from twenty-five countries
title_full_unstemmed Does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth? Evidence from twenty-five countries
title_short Does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth? Evidence from twenty-five countries
title_sort does female entrepreneurship add in economic growth evidence from twenty five countries
topic Female entrepreneurship; economic growth
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