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Gender gap in self‐employment: The role of risk attitudes

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  • Iryna Hayduk
  • Donald R. Williams

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This paper examines the link between the willingness to take risk and the gender gap in self‐employment in the transition economy, where for decades entrepreneurship was considered a crime. Using rich data on risk preferences and entrepreneurial activities, we show that male–female risk tolerance differential is the main determinant of the gender gap in self‐employment in Ukraine. The decomposition results indicate that up to 38% of the gap can be attributed to this factor. Robustness tests support the validity of the baseline findings by suggesting that the results are not confounded by such factors as being unemployed before starting a current job, having a self‐employed household member, or living in a relatively wealthy household before transitioning to self‐employment.

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  • Iryna Hayduk & Donald R. Williams, 2019. "Gender gap in self‐employment: The role of risk attitudes," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(3), pages 673-698, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:ectrin:v:27:y:2019:i:3:p:673-698
    DOI: 10.1111/ecot.12209
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