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Women-led Firms and Credit Access. A Gendered Story?

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This work focuses on credit access and demand in Italian firms using the RIL dataset, a sample representative of Italian firms, for the year 2015. We investigate whether the gender of the firm’s decision-maker plays a role in requesting and obtaining a loan. Our results suggest that women are significantly less likely to ask for credit, while no significant differences in credit approval are found between the two genders. Moreover, the gender gap disappears for more educated women, as well as for firms in the north of the country.

Source: Italian Economic Journal

DOI: 10.1007/s40797-021-00180-1

Authors: Stefania Basiglio, Paola De Vincentiis, Eleonora Isaia, Mariacristina Rossi

Institution: University of Turin

Language: English

Topic: Gender Diversity and Inequality

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,890