International Congress on Eurasian Economies

International Conference on Eurasian Economies

5-7 October 2017 – Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN

Paper detail

Paper ID : 1965
Status : Paper published
Language : English
Topic : Microeconomics and Entrepreneurship
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Burulcha Sulaimanova
Session : 1A Microeconomics

Gender Differences, Risk Attitude and Entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan
Gender Differences, Risk Attitude and Entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan

Abstract

This study analyses the role of risk attitude for entrepreneurship by gender differences in Kyrgyzstan. Multinomial probit analysis is applied to the data set drawn from the nationally representative survey “Life in Kyrgyzstan” for 2011. Entrepreneurship is measured through the agricultural and non-agricultural sample. Results of the study show that more risk taking preferences are associated with higher entrepreneurship probability. However, this effect is not persistent for women in further estimations for non-agricultural entrepreneurship sample, while for men higher positive effect of risk loving behavior remains in off-farm self-employment too.

JEL codes: D81, M21, J16

Abdiyeva, Raziya, Sulaimanova, Burulcha, Karymshakov, Kamalbek (2017). "Gender Differences, Risk Attitude and Entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2017, pp.7-12, Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C09.01965

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Session 1A: Microeconomics

Eurasian Economists Association Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University Istanbul Beykent University Doğuş University