Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/197473 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA Journal of Development and Migration [ISSN:] 2520-1786 [Volume:] 8 [Issue:] 14 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2018 [Pages:] 1-26
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This paper investigates the effects of person-, firm-, industry-, and business strategy-specific characteristics on the survival of youth-owned urban micro and small enterprises in Ethiopia. It employs nonparametric and semi-parametric methodologies using a retrospective data. The hazard rate reaches the highest point at business 2 years for micro enterprises and 4 years for small enterprises. Owner-, firm-, and industry-specific characteristics are important factors for micro and small enterprises' (MSEs') survival. Marketing and financial management strategies are playing a crucial role on extending MSEs' survival duration. The study implies there should be more effective and longer period of support for micro than small enterprises.
Subjects: 
Youth self-employment
Micro- and small-scale enterprises
Hazard model
JEL: 
C14
C41
D21
J23
L26
M21
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article

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