Date of Graduation
Spring 5-18-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in International and Development Economics
College/School
College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program
Economics
First Advisor
Alessandra Cassar
Abstract
Gender gaps in entrepreneurship are a major problem everywhere, but especially in developing countries like Nigeria. Women across the world face high levels of discrimination and abuse. The process of empowering women in a society has the potential to boost economic growth and development. Inspired by the success of the Family Independence Initiative (FII), we designed a field experiment to estimate the impact of using monetary incentives to motivate female entrepreneurs in achieving their goals in collaboration with the National Center for Women Development (NCWD) in Abuja, Nigeria. Our results suggest that being in a peer support group, setting a goal and being issued cash reward does not increase a subject’s probability of achieving a selected business goal.
Recommended Citation
Aiguwurhuo, Imuetinyan, "Using Monetary Incentives to Support Female Entrepreneurship: An Experimental Test of Monetary Incentives in Abuja, Nigeria" (2018). Master's Theses. 1076.
https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/1076
