Household Business Performance in Ghana : The Role of Personality Traits and Gender Role Attitudes (English)

The informal sector contributes significantly to the total output and employment of low-income countries. While women-owned businesses feature strongly in these informal environments, they are generally characterized by low productivity. This paper explores how household business performance may be influenced by owners’ personality traits and their attitudes toward gender roles. Using multi-topic household survey data collected in two regions of Ghana...

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Owoo,Nkechi S.;

Akuffo Amankwah;

Pauline Castaing;

Amparo Palacios-Lopez;
Document Date
2024/06/13
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS10804
Volume No
1
Country
Ghana,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2024/06/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Household Business Performance in Ghana : The Role of Personality Traits and Gender Role Attitudes

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Owoo,Nkechi S.; Akuffo Amankwah; Pauline Castaing; Amparo Palacios-Lopez.

Household Business Performance in Ghana : The Role of Personality Traits and Gender Role Attitudes (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10804; RRR; PROSPERITY; LSMS Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099427506132435246

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