Authors:

  • William Kerr

Excerpt

Local Industrial Structures and Female Entrepreneurship in India. William R. Kerr, 2013, Paper. "We analyze the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. We focus on the presence of incumbent female-owned businesses and their role in promoting higher subsequent female entrepreneurship relative to male entrepreneurship. We find evidence of agglomeration economies in both sectors, where higher female ownership among incumbent businesses within a district-industry predicts a greater share of subsequent entrepreneurs will be female..." Link Verified October 12, 2014