Abstract

PALACIOS-DUARTE, Pablo Daniel; SAAVEDRA-GARCIA, María Luisa  and  CORTES-CASTILLO, María del Rosario. Comparative Study of Female and Male Business Performance in Mexico: An Empirical Approach. Finanz. polit. econ. [online]. 2020, vol.12, n.2, pp.431-459.  Epub June 15, 2021. ISSN 2248-6046.  https://doi.org/10.14718/revfinanzpolitecon.v12.n2.2020.3375.

This research aims to compare the income performance of entrepreneurs, in order to determine whether there are differences in the returns of men- and women-led businesses, as well as to identify what factors drive women's entrepreneur-ship. The study used the database of the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey (INEGI, 2017), from which a sample of 296 women and 430 men was obtained. A Probit econometric model was estimated using the methodology proposed by Heckman, Tobias, and Vytalcil (2000; 2001) through a two-stage process, which included household type, company size, age, experience, and income as independent variables, while income performance by company was used as dependent variable. The main findings make it clear that the returns of women-led companies are lower than those directed by men, and that women generally undertake an enterprise out of necessity.

Keywords : Entrepreneurship; utilities; gender.

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