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<journal-id>1390-8618</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[RETOS. Revista de Ciencias de la Administración y Economía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Retos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1390-8618</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Politécnica Salesiana]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1390-86182023000200291</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17163/ret.n26.2023.07</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Factores determinantes del cierre de empresas informales por género: un estudio microeconómico aplicado en Senegal]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Determinants of informal enterprise closure by gender: a microeconometric study applied in Senegal]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Saadi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ayoub]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Beye]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Assane]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Liouaeddine]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariem]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Ibn Tofaïl  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Kénitra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Marruecos</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Economía del Cambio Climático-UCAD  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Senegal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Ibn Tofaïl  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Kénitra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Marruecos</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<numero>26</numero>
<fpage>291</fpage>
<lpage>307</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1390-86182023000200291&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1390-86182023000200291&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.senescyt.gob.ec/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1390-86182023000200291&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: el objetivo de este artículo es examinar los factores determinantes del cierre de empresas informales durante la pandemia COVID-19, centrándose en las diferencias entre las empresas dirigidas por mujeres y las dirigidas por hombres. Para ello, se utilizó un enfoque de regresión logística, junto con el método de emparejamiento para evaluar el impacto de la pandemia. El estudio se fundamenta en una base de datos elaborada por el Laboratorio de Análisis de Políticas de Desarrollo, Universidad Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, que comprende 923 empresas informales de diversos sectores en Dakar. Los resultados revelan que los negocios manejados por mujeres se vieron más afectados por la pandemia, con una mayor probabilidad de cierre temporal. Estos resultados subrayan el impacto desproporcionado de la crisis sobre las mujeres empresarias del sector informal, y ponen de relieve la necesidad de medidas específicas para apoyar a esta población vulnerable durante y después de la pandemia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: this article aims to investigate the factors influencing the closure of informal businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a specific focus on the differences between businesses led by women and men. The research employed a logistic regression approach and utilized the matching method to evaluate the pandemic&#8217;s impact. The study relied on a database created by the Development Policy Analysis Laboratory, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, which encompassed 923 informal businesses operating in diverse sectors in Dakar. The findings demonstrate that businesses managed by women experienced a more severe impact from the pandemic, leading to a higher likelihood of temporary closure. These results underscore the disproportionate effect of the crisis on women entrepreneurs within the informal sector and emphasize the necessity for tailored measures to support this vulnerable population during and after the pandemic. Such measures should address the unique challenges faced by women-led informal businesses and help foster their recovery and long-term sustainability.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cierre de empresas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[coincidencia de puntuaciones de propensión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[sector informal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[disparidades de género]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[regresión logística]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[empresas dirigidas por mujeres]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[empresas dirigidas por hombres]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[business closures]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[propensity score matching]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[informal sector]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[gender disparities]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[logistic regression]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[female-led businesses]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[male-led businesses]]></kwd>
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