Poor health kills small business: Illness and microenterprises in South Africa

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2007

Autores

Chao, LW (Autor) Outra; Pauly, M (Autor) Outra; Szrek, H (Autor) FEP; Nuno Sousa Pereira (Autor) FEP; Bundred, F (Autor) Outra; Cross, C (Autor) Outra; Gow, J (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Health Affairs

Vol. 26 Nº 2

Páginas: 474-482

ISSN: 0278-2715

Editora: Project Hope

Indexação

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Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-004-BF2

DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.2.474

Abstract (EN): Small businesses contribute almost 50 percent of total employment and 30 percent of gross domestic product in South Africa, but the impact of poor health and AIDS on these businesses is poorly documented. Using three waves of longitudinal data from predominantly African neighborhoods in peri-urban Durban, South Africa, this project investigates the connections between the health of the owner of a micro- and small enterprise (MSE) and the MSE's growth, survival, or exit. The results show that poor baseline health and declines in health over time are both significantly associated with subsequent business closure.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 9