Tahun Terbit

2009

Deskripsi Fisik

vi, 53p.: ill.; 27cm

This article uses European Central Bank (ECB) survey data to assess whether gender matters in the small firms� financial structure and access to credit. Firms owned or managed by women (female firms) use smaller amounts and less heterogeneous sources of external finance than their male counterparts. According to statistical evidence, female firms have difficulty in accessing bank finance:…