Reproducibility package for Gender Discrimination In Entrepreneurial Finance: Experimental Evidence From Ethiopia
Overview
This paper examines implicit gender bias in entrepreneurial financing by randomizing screenings of business investment ideas pitched in the television show Chigign Tobiya (Ethiopia’s version of Shark Tank). Keeping business idea and pitch quality constant, we manipulate the entrepreneur’s gender and business sector. On average, gender does not affect recommended investment; however, the business sector matters. The construction and textile sectors attract greater investment than the food services sector. Men are perceived as better negotiators and leaders in sectors that often attract higher investment and where women are underrepresented. Exposure to women in leadership positions and information can increase investment in women-owned businesses.
Reproducibility Package
| Repository name | URI |
|---|---|
| Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) | https://reproducibility.worldbank.org |
Reproducibility
Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:
• OS: Windows 11 Enterprise, version 23H2
• Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Platinum 8562Y+ 2.80 GHz (2 processors)
• Memory available: 32.0 GB
• Software version: StataNow 18.5 MP-Parallel Edition
Runtime: 10 minutes.
The data for this reproducibility package is currently under a temporary embargo. It is expected to be released in the coming months in the World Bank Microdata Library.
Once the embargo is lifted and the data are published, users should follow these steps to replicate the results:
- Download the required code and data. All data files are listed in the Datasets section of this entry.
- Place the files in the folder "Data/0_UsingData".
- Adjust the file path in the global
DIREC_MAINof the do-file 0.Master - Run the do-file 0.Master
As the data is embargoed at the moment, we include the code outputs obtained by the reviewers in the folder "Output/".
Data
All data is temporarily embargoed by the authors (expected to be made public in the future).
Description
| Author | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Sreelakshmi Papineni | World Bank | spapineni@worldbank.org |
| Niklas Buehren | World Bank | nbuehren@worldbank.org |
2025-06-24
Scope and coverage
| Location | Code |
|---|---|
| Ethiopia | ETH |
Disclaimer
The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.
Access and rights
| Name | URI |
|---|---|
| Modified BSD3 | https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/ |
Contacts
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Sreelakshmi Papineni | World Bank | spapineni@worldbank.org |
| Reproducibility WBG | World Bank | reproducibility@worldbank.org |
Information on metadata
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reproducibility WBG | DIME | World Bank - Development Impact Department | Verification and preparation of metadata |
2025-06-24
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