The labor productivity gap between female and male-managed firms in the formal private sector / Asif Islam, Isis Gaddis, Amparo Palacios Lopez, Mohammad Amin
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: World Bank E-Library Archive | Policy research working paper ; 8445Publisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group, Development Economics, Global Indicators Group, May 2018Description: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 42 Seiten) : IllustrationenSubject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: The Labor Productivity Gap between Female and Male-Managed Firms in the Formal Private Sector. Druck-Ausgabe Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2018DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-8445Online resources: Summary: This study analyzes gender differences in labor productivity in the formal private sector, using data from 128 mostly developing economies. The results reveal a sizable unconditional gap, with labor productivity being approximately 11 percent lower among female- than male-managed firms. The analyses are based on female management, which is more strongly associated with labor productivity than female participation in ownership, which has been the focus of most previous studies. Decomposition techniques reveal several factors that contribute to lower labor productivity of female-managed firms relative to male-managed firms: fewer female- than male-managed firms protect themselves from crime and power outages, have their own websites, and are (co-) owned by foreigners. In addition, in the manufacturing sector, female-managed firms are less capitalized and have lower labor cost than male-managed firmsPPN: PPN: 1026817730Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBONo physical items for this record
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