Blended Finance and Female Entrepreneurship

Halil Aydin⁵, Cagatay Bircan^1,3, Ralph De Haas^1,2,4

¹European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United Kingdom; ²KU Leuven; ³University College London; ⁴CEPR; ⁵Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

Discussant: Merih Sevilir (Halle Institute for Economic Research and ESMT-Berlin)

The Effect of Minority Bank Ownership on Minority Credit

Agustin Hurtado¹, Jung Sakong²

¹University of Maryland Smith School of Business; ²Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, United States of America

Discussant: Diana Bonfim (Banco de Portugal, ECB and Católica Lisbon)

The Role of Family Networks in First-Credit Access

Lorena Keller¹, Miguel Angel Carpio², Alessandro Tomarchio³

¹Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America; ²Universidad de Piura; ³Central Bank of Peru

Discussant: Anya Kleymenova (Federal Reserve Board of Governors)