@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp12943, author={Jayachandran, Seema}, title={Microentrepreneurship in Developing Countries}, year={2020}, month={Jan}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={12943}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp12943}, abstract={This article reviews the recent literature in economics on small-scale entrepreneurship ("microentrepreneurship") in low-income countries. Major themes in the literature include the determinants and consequences of joining the formal sector; the impacts of access to credit and other financial services; the impacts of business training; barriers to hiring; and the distinction between self-employment by necessity and self-employment as a calling. The article devotes special attention to unique issues that arise with female entrepreneurship.}, keywords={small businesses;female entrepreneurship;self-employment;informal sector}, }