dc.description.abstract | Small, non-farm enterprises have long been considered an important source of income for poor households and therefore potentially very important for reducing poverty and contributing to economic growth. However, their poverty-reduction role depends critically on their generation of high returns. Using two nationally representative household surveys from The Gambia, this paper investigates the determinants of entrepreneurship and investment and also estimates the returns to capital for enterprises. I find that household wealth is a significant determinant of entrepreneurship and investment, suggesting the poor functioning of credit markets in the country. I also found that the returns to investments are very low. Rates of returns are negatively correlated with weather risk. This is consistent with the view that a significant motivation for owning small enterprises for most households is to help them mitigate risk inherent in their main livelihood, which is rain-fed agriculture. Households are apparently willing to tolerate low returns in enterprises in exchange for low income variability. | en |
dc.title | Determinants of entrepreneurial activities and returns : evidence from the Gambia | en |
ags.descriptionNotes | Includes bibliographical references | en |
ags.publisherPlace | Addis Ababa : | en |
ags.publisherName | UN. ECA, | en |
dc.coverage.spatial | Gambia | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-03-22T16:59:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-03-22T16:59:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-11 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10855/15009 | |
dc.format.extent | 54 p. : | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.type | Conference document | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::INDUSTRY::MANAGEMENT::ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::ECONOMIC THEORY::INCOME | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::ECONOMIC THEORY::ECONOMICS OF SCALE | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::POPULATION::POPULATION DYNAMICS::HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FINANCE::ECONOMIC CONDITIONS::HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::INDUSTRY::INDUSTRIAL SECTOR::SMALL ENTERPRISES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::INDUSTRIE::GESTION::ENTREPRENARIAT | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::INDUSTRIA::GESTION::CAPACIDAD EMPRESARIAL | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE ET FINANCEMENT DU DEVELOPPEMENT::THEORIE ECONOMIQUE::REVENU | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y FINANCIACION DEL DESARROLLO::TEORIA ECONOMICA::INGRESOS | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE ET FINANCEMENT DU DEVELOPPEMENT::THEORIE ECONOMIQUE::ECONOMIES D'ECHELLE | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y FINANCIACION DEL DESARROLLO::TEORIA ECONOMICA::ECONOMIAS DE ESCALA | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::POPULATION::DYNAMIQUE DE LA POPULATION::ENQUETES SUR LES MENAGES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::POBLACION::DINAMICA DE LA POBLACION::ENCUESTAS DE HOGARES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DEVELOPPEMENT ECONOMIQUE ET FINANCEMENT DU DEVELOPPEMENT::CONDITIONS ECONOMIQUES::DEPENSES DES MENAGES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::DESARROLLO ECONOMICO Y FINANCIACION DEL DESARROLLO::CONDICIONES ECONOMICAS::GASTOS FAMILIARES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::INDUSTRIE::SECTEUR INDUSTRIEL::PETITES ENTREPRISES | |
uneca.subject.fulltaxonomy | UNBIS::INDUSTRIA::SECTOR INDUSTRIAL::PEQUEÑAS EMPRESAS | |
uneca.workflow.processed | true | |
ags.creatorPersonal | Gajigo, Ousman | |
ags.creatorCorporate | African Development Bank | |
ags.creatorCorporate | United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa | |
ags.creatorConference | African Economic Conference 2007: Opportunities and Challenges of Development for Africa in the Global Arena (2007, nov. 15-17 : Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INCOME | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMICS OF SCALE | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | SMALL ENTERPRISES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ENTREPRENARIAT | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | CAPACIDAD EMPRESARIAL | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | REVENU | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | INGRESOS | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIES D'ECHELLE | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ECONOMIAS DE ESCALA | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ENQUETES SUR LES MENAGES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | ENCUESTAS DE HOGARES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | DEPENSES DES MENAGES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | GASTOS FAMILIARES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | PETITES ENTREPRISES | |
ags.subjectThesaurus | PEQUEÑAS EMPRESAS | |
ags.subjectClassification | 05.01.04 Small and medium - sized enterprises | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 58084 | |
ags.availabilityNumber | 2007 | |
ags.availabilityLocation | ECA-HQ | |
ags.rights.termsofuse | public | |
ags.JN | 58084 | |
uneca.language.supported | en | |