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 experience...
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2022/04/20
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS10011
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2022/04/20
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Disclosed
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The Gender Labor Productivity Gap across Informal Firms