Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272885 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 1342
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
Online marketplace participation is a strategy for reducing barriers for female entrepreneurs who qualify as persons with disabilities (PWDs). Adapting a framework focused on causal interaction, entrepreneurial action, and the sociocultural context, we analyzed data using a mixed-methods approach from an entrepreneurial training program aimed at PWDs and implemented in three Southeast Asian nations, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, to evaluate whether online marketplace participation helps female PWDs generate better income and support their families. Findings indicate that female PWD entrepreneurs who participate in the online marketplace generate better earnings than those who do not, although heterogeneities by nature of the product/service in question are prevalent. The results also show that trainees are better able to meet their families' financial needs. Despite the advantages, online marketplace participation among female PWD entrepreneurs is still low due to constraints regarding capital, technical know-how, and suitability of products. Hence, targeted intervention is necessary to enhance their participation.
Subjects: 
entrepreneurship
PWDs
online marketplace
training
JEL: 
I31
L26
O17
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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