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The Gender Labor Productivity Gap across Informal Firms (English)

This study uncovers a gender labor productivity gap among informal firms in 14 developing economies. The results show that labor productivity is approximately 15.2 percent (or 0.165 log point) lower among women-owned than men-owned informal firms. Decomposition techniques reveal several factors that contribute to lower labor productivity of women-owned informal firms relative to men-owned informal firms. These include lower education, lower...
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Islam,Asif Mohammed; Amin,Mohammad.

The Gender Labor Productivity Gap across Informal Firms (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10011 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099726104202220986/IDU0701ff3fb0acb104fbe0ae3d0a6a066260d3f

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