{"type":"script","doc_desc":{"producers":[{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","abbr":"DECDI","affiliation":"World Bank - Development Impact Department","role":"Verification and preparation of metadata"}],"prod_date":"2026-05-05","version":"1"},"project_desc":{"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Sreelakshmi Papineni","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"spapineni@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Solene Delecourt","affiliation":"University of California, Berkeley","email":"solened@berkeley.edu"},{"name":"Niklas Buehren","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"nbuehren@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Salman Alibhai","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"aalibhai@worldbank.org"}],"title_statement":{"title":"Reproducibility package for Sexual Harassment And The Survival Rates Of Women-Owned Firms","idno":"RR_ETH_2026_614"},"data_statement":"All data is not yet publicly available, but is expected to be made available through the World Bank Microdata Library in the future.","software":[{"name":"Stata","version":"19.0 MP"}],"scripts":[{"title":"Reproducibility package for Sexual Harassment And The Survival Rates Of Women-Owned Firms","date":"2026-05","notes":"Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DECDI) Analytics team, World Bank.","instructions":"See README in reproducibility package.","file_name":"RR_ETH_2026_614","zip_package":"RR_ETH_2026_614.zip","dependencies":"Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder."}],"repository_uri":[{"name":"Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank)","uri":"https:\/\/reproducibility.worldbank.org"}],"production_date":"2026-05-05","abstract":"This paper examines sexual harassment and economic outcomes in entrepreneurship. Using a unique panel dataset of 790 women-owned firms in Ethiopia tracked over five years, we relate sexual harassment experienced by business owners to firm performance. First, we document the prevalence of sexual harassment among women business owners. We find over 16% of the women in our sample reported having been harassed in the prior 12 months, including incidences of sexual proposals and inappropriate physical contact. We show that sexual harassment varies by business sector, as well as individual and firm characteristics. Findings suggest that experiencing sexual harassment is negatively\nassociated with the economic returns of women business owners over time. Women business owners who report having experienced sexual harassment are 37% more likely to close their business five years later, despite initially earning higher profits. Firm closure is associated with lower subsequent earnings, suggestingexit is not driven by better employment opportunities. Our findings suggest that gender-based safety constraints may distort firm dynamics and women\u2019s economic achievement.","geographic_units":[{"name":"Ethiopia","code":"ETH"}],"keywords":[{"name":"Entrepreneurship"},{"name":"Firms"},{"name":"Gender"},{"name":"Safety"},{"name":"Ethiopia"}],"topics":[{"id":"J16","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Economics of Gender \u2022 Non-labor Discrimination","parent_id":"J1"},{"id":" J24","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Human Capital \u2022 Skills \u2022 Occupational Choice \u2022 Labor Productivity","parent_id":"J2"},{"id":" J81","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Working Conditions","parent_id":"J8"},{"id":" D22","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis","parent_id":"D2"}],"output":[{"type":"Working Paper","description":"Policy Research Working Papers (PRWP)","title":"Sexual Harassment And The Survival Rates Of Women-Owned Firms"}],"language":[{"name":"English","code":"EN"}],"technology_requirements":"Runtime: 5 minutes","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.","license":[{"name":"MIT License","uri":"https:\/\/opensource.org\/license\/mit"},{"name":"World Bank IGO Rider","uri":"https:\/\/github.com\/worldbank\/metadata-editor\/blob\/main\/WB-IGO-RIDER.md"}],"contacts":[{"name":"Sreelakshmi Papineni","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"spapineni@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"reproducibility@worldbank.org"}],"datasets":[{"name":"Women Entrepreneurship Development Project (WEDP) Survey Data","note":"Survey data collected under the Women Entrepreneurship Development Project (WEDP), implemented by the Government of Ethiopia and financed by the World Bank. 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Run the do-file `run_project`.\nSince data is not yet included, the package includes the outputs and logs produced by the replicators, which can be used to review the results presented in the paper.","technology_environment":"Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:\n\u2022 OS: MacOS\n\u2022 Processor: Apple M4 Pro\n\u2022 Memory available: 24 GB\n"},"datacite":{"creators":[{"givenName":"Sreelakshmi","familyName":"Papineni","nameType":"Personal","affiliation":[{"name":"World Bank"}]},{"givenName":"Solene","familyName":"Delecourt","nameType":"Personal","affiliation":[{"name":"Berkeley"}]},{"givenName":"Niklas","familyName":"Buehren","nameType":"Personal","affiliation":[{"name":"World Bank"}]},{"givenName":"Salman","familyName":"Alibhai","nameType":"Personal","affiliation":[{"name":"World Bank"}]}],"titles":[{"lang":"en","title":"Reproducibility package for Sexual Harassment And The Survival Rates Of Women-Owned Firms"},{"title":"RR_ETH_2026_614","titleType":"Other"}],"publisher":"World Bank","publicationYear":"2026","types":{"resourceType":"Reproducibility package","resourceTypeGeneral":"Other"},"url":"https:\/\/reproducibility.worldbank.org\/index.php\/catalog\/study\/RR_ETH_2026_614","language":"en","doi":"10.60572\/7qdt-7s28","prefix":"10.60572","suffix":"7qdt-7s28"},"tags":[{"tag":"DOI"},{"tag":"Forthcoming Data"},{"tag":"Open Code"}],"schematype":"script"}