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Waqar Wadho
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Economist || Associate Professor and Director Graduate Studies at Lahore School of Economics|| Research Fellow at CREB, CERP, and GLO.
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Women-managed firms are just as likely to apply for & receive #credit as those managed by men, however they receive lower amounts of credit. This leads to gender-driven capital misallocation, especially in places with strict social norms.
A Grover, M Viollaz
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Access to finance is essential for firm growth, but women-led businesses often face significant demand-side and supply-side barriers to access. This column presents an analysis of World Bank Enterprise Survey data from 61 countries. While women-managed firms are equally likely to apply for and receive credit as their counterparts managed by men, they receive lower amounts of credit. This disparity is not due to differences in risk profiles, profitability, or productivity. Women-led firms show a 15% higher average return on capital, suggesting that there is gender-driven capital misallocation, especially in countries with stringent social norms.
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