An institutional view on access to finance by Tanzanian women owned enterprises

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dc.contributor.authorNaegells, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorMori, Neema
dc.contributor.authorD’Espallier, Bert
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-19T03:14:22Z
dc.date.available2019-02-19T03:14:22Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractWe investigate the limited use of bank and microfinance loans by Tanzanian female entrepreneurs. Using survey data, we observe that female entrepreneurs mainly use informal sources to finance their businesses. We analyse how ‘perceptions’ of gendered cognitive and normative institutions determine whether a female entrepreneur applies for a formal loan. Following results stand out: first, we find that high collateral requirements, interest rates and personal guarantee requirements make formal loans unattractive. Second, female entrepreneurs only apply when they expect to be successful. Since they ‘perceive’ access to finance to be more problematic for women, female entrepreneurs are discouraged from applying. Third, female entrepreneurs ‘perceive’ they have insufficient access to financial knowledge which again will prevents them from applying. This study contributes to theory by exploring the effect of entrepreneurs’ perceptions of the institutional business environment on financing behaviour. Furthermore, we show that the low use of formal loans by female entrepreneurs is primarily demand-driven, which calls into question the effectivity of policy recommendations aiming to increase supply of formal loans.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNaegels, V., Mori, N., & D’Espallier, B. (2018). An institutional view on access to finance by Tanzanian women-owned enterprises. Venture Capital, 20(2), 191-210. doi:10.1080/13691066.2017.1358927en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5073
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectDevelopment economicsen_US
dc.subjectFinanceen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectWomen owned businessesen_US
dc.subjectInstitutional Theoryen_US
dc.subjectDebten_US
dc.titleAn institutional view on access to finance by Tanzanian women owned enterprisesen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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