Testing Gender Productivity Difference with Informal Enterprises Data: A Case Study of Burkina Faso

Denis Akouwerabou, Keudem Legala and Serge Bayala

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Abstract: In the literature, we have seen results stating that women are less efficient than men in entrepreneurship. In this chapter, we have used data of informal enterprises in Burkina Faso to test gender productivity difference. Our data support the assumption that men's enterprises employ and carry out more income than women's enterprises. Nevertheless, women's enterprises are technically more efficient and stable than men's enterprises. We have also found out that to succeed in entrepreneurship, it is profitable for women to be young. However, men need to get more experiences in order to become efficient in informal entrepreneurship.

Keywords: gender; informal enterprises; productivity; Burkina Faso (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.71696

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