Conclusion

This week you have:

  • looked at the main debates around entrepreneurship, migration and growth, which, although extensive, have to date suffered from a narrow focus on migrant entrepreneurs in developed countries
  • examined understandings of entrepreneurship and what an entrepreneur is, and considered this in relation to what might be particular or different about the African context
  • expanded your application of methods in the analysis of the relationship between migration and IG using the MIAG survey data
  • looked at the gendered dimensions of migration and growth through the lens of female entrepreneurship.

In the final week, we turn to the practicalities of how this knowledge and evidence can be leveraged to inform more effective migration and development policies.

3.4 Why are women entrepreneurs so important?