Microentrepreneurship in Developing Countries

Seema Jayachandran

No 14368, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This article reviews the recent literature in economics on small-scale entrepreneurship ("microentrepreneurship") in low-income countries. Major themes in the literature include the determinants and consequences of joining the formal sector; the impacts of access to credit and other financial services; the impacts of business training; barriers to hiring; and the distinction between self-employment by necessity and self-employment as a calling. The article devotes special attention to unique issues that arise with female entrepreneurship.

Keywords: Small businesses; Female entrepreneurship; Self-employment; Informal sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 J24 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-01
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