Motivations for Business Start‐up: Are There any Differences Between Disabled and Non‐disabled Microfinance Clients?. (25th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Beisland, Leif Atle; Mersland, Roy; Zamore, Stephen
• Is Part Of: Journal of international development. Volume 28:Number 1(2016:Jan.)
• Page Start: 147
• Page End: 149
• Publication Date: 2015-11-25
• Subjects: business start‐up -- entrepreneurship -- disability -- microfinance -- developing countries -- Ecuador; Economic development projects -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Foreign economic relations -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Periodicals; 330.91724
• DOI: 10.1002/jid.3196
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0954-1748

Abstract

Abstract: We use an Ecuadorian sample to investigate if there are differences in motivations for business start‐up between persons with and without disabilities. Generally, we do not document significant differences. The reason might be that we use a sample selected among customers of the microfinance bank Banco D‐MIRO. Without targeted incentives, disabled microfinance customers must resemble non‐disabled customers. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.