Are liquidity constraints holding women back? An analysis of gender in self-employment earnings
Authors: Kate Rybczynski
Overview
Abstract (English)
In Canada, the 1999 mean self-employment earnings for women is $22995 compared with $38350 for men (Devlin, 2001). The majority of this earnings gap is unexplained. In this paper, I investigate liquidity constraints as a potential determinant of the gender gap. Consistent with Hurst and Lusardi (2004) I find that the relationship between liquidity and self-employment is non-linear. Furthermore, the non-linearity is asymmetric across gender. In particular, women’s earnings are affected at lower levels of liquidity. Using a baseline specification, I estimate that over 95 percent of the earnings gap would be eliminated in the absence of liquidity constraints.
Abstract (French)
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Details
| Type | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Author | Kate Rybczynski |
| Publication Year | 2009 |
| Title | Are liquidity constraints holding women back? An analysis of gender in self-employment earnings |
| Volume | 6 |
| Journal Name | The Journal of Economic Asymmetries |
| Number | 1 |
| Pages | 141-165 |
| Publication Language | English |
- Kate Rybczynski
- Kate Rybczynski
- Are liquidity constraints holding women back? An analysis of gender in self-employment earnings
- The Journal of Economic Asymmetries
- 6
- 2009
- 1
- 141-165