China’s historic one-child policy, initially implemented to curb population growth, led to an unexpected economic outcome: a 40% increase in female entrepreneurship. With fewer family obligations, women had more time to focus on self-employment. Co-author Jagadeesh Sivadasan, a professor at the Ross School of Business, discusses the study’s findings in a research spotlight for Michigan News.
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