CPE Research Grant Recipient
Chris Woodruff
Associate Professor of Economics
Project Location: Sri Lanka, Ghana
Project Description:
Professor Woodruff’s project focuses on microenterprises in Sri Lanka and Ghana, and examines the differences between microenterprises owned by males and females. It also examines the impact of institutional constraints on the efficiency of the allocation of capital and the multiple constraints to employment growth among enterprises owned by males. The research will focus on two specific aspects: (1) addressing the puzzle of lower returns to female owners of microenterprises; and (2) whether it is possible to generate employment growth in addition to income growth in male-owned enterprises. This project is in its second year of CPE funding.
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