Working Paper
Opportunity versus Necessity : Understanding the Heterogeneity of Female Micro-Entrepreneurs
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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9
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Policy Research Working Papers
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Calderon, Gabriela
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Iacovone, Leonardo
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dc.contributor.author |
Juarez, Laura
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-05-04T17:51:16Z
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dc.date.available |
2016-05-04T17:51:16Z
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dc.date.issued |
2016-04
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2021-04-23T14:04:20Z
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dc.description.abstract |
Entrepreneurs that voluntarily choose to
start a business because they are able to identify a good
business opportunity and act on it -- opportunity
entrepreneurs -- might be different along various dimensions
from those who are forced to become entrepreneurs because of
lack of other alternatives -- necessity entrepreneurs. To
provide evidence on these differences, this paper exploits a
unique data set covering a wide array of characteristics,
including cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills and
managerial practices, for a large sample of female
entrepreneurs in Mexico. Descriptive results show that on
average opportunity entrepreneurs have better performance
and higher skills than necessity entrepreneurs. A
discriminant analysis reveals that discrimination is
difficult to achieve based on these observables, which
suggests the existence of unobservables driving both the
decision to become an opportunity entrepreneur and
performance. Thus, an instrumental variables estimation is
conducted, using state economic growth in the year the
business was set up as an instrument for opportunity, to
confirm that opportunity entrepreneurs have higher
performance and better management practices.
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26218482/opportunity-versus-necessity-understanding-heterogeneity-female-micro-entrepreneurs
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24210
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dc.language |
English
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dc.language.iso |
en_US
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dc.publisher |
World Bank, Washington, DC
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7636
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dc.rights |
CC BY 3.0 IGO
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dc.rights.holder |
World Bank
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
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dc.subject |
OPEN ACCESS
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dc.subject |
RESULT
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dc.subject |
EMPLOYMENT
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dc.subject |
FIRMS
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dc.subject |
GLOBAL ECONOMY
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dc.subject |
BUSINESSES
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dc.subject |
BUSINESS
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dc.subject |
EXPENSES
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dc.subject |
RESULTS
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dc.subject |
SEARCH
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dc.subject |
PARTNERS
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dc.subject |
SALES
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dc.subject |
PERFORMANCE
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dc.subject |
EMAIL ADDRESS
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dc.subject |
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
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dc.subject |
COMPETITIVENESS
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dc.subject |
PRODUCTIVITY
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dc.subject |
NETWORKS
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dc.subject |
INFORMATION
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dc.subject |
ENTREPRENEURS
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dc.subject |
SELLING
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dc.subject |
MARKETING
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dc.subject |
FIRM
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dc.subject |
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
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dc.subject |
ENTERPRISE
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dc.subject |
IMPACTS
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dc.subject |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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dc.subject |
ENTREPRENEUR
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dc.subject |
BUSINESS GROWTH
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dc.subject |
ENTERPRISES
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dc.subject |
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
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dc.subject |
MARKET
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dc.subject |
PLANNING
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dc.subject |
GROWTH POTENTIAL
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dc.subject |
QUALITY
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dc.subject |
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
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dc.subject |
GRANTS
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dc.subject |
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
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dc.subject |
BUSINESS TRAINING
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dc.subject |
MICROENTERPRISES
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dc.title |
Opportunity versus Necessity
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dc.title.subtitle |
Understanding the Heterogeneity of Female Micro-Entrepreneurs
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dc.type |
Working Paper
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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/32234 Published journal article
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okr.crossref.title |
Opportunity versus Necessity: Understanding the Heterogeneity of Female Micro-Entrepreneurs
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okr.date.disclosure |
2016-04-13
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okr.doctype |
Publications & Research
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okr.doctype |
Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.docurl |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26218482/opportunity-versus-necessity-understanding-heterogeneity-female-micro-entrepreneurs
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yes
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okr.identifier.doi |
10.1596/1813-9450-7636
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum |
090224b0842930bc_2_0
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum |
26218482
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okr.identifier.report |
WPS7636
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true
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en
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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2016/04/13/090224b0842930bc/2_0/Rendered/PDF/Opportunity0ve00micro0entrepreneurs.pdf
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okr.region.administrative |
Latin America & Caribbean
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okr.region.country |
Mexico
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okr.topic |
Private Sector Development :: Business Environment
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okr.topic |
Private Sector Development :: E-Business
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Private Sector Development :: Competitiveness and Competition Policy
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okr.topic |
Private Sector Development :: Business in Development
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okr.topic |
Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Microfinance
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okr.unit |
Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice Group
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