Burt Outstanding Paper Award-Economic Sociology; American Sociological Association

Dissertation-Year Grant; Mellon Foundation

Dissertation Grant; Kauffman Foundation

Fulbright IIE Scholar; Fulbright Foundation

Dissertation Title: The Social Determinants of Emerging Market Growth: 
Microenterprise and Microfinance in Latin America
Dissertation Committee: Elizabeth Pontikes (co-chair), Mario Small (co-chair), 
Rodrigo Canales, Richard Taub

Necessity is the Mother of Isomorphism: Poverty and Market Creativity in Panama

The Effects of Gendered Occupational Roles on Men's and Women's Workplace Authority: Evidence from Microfinance

Personal Ties and Financial Outcomes: Embeddedness in Microfinance

Doing Well by Doing Good?  The Hidden Burdens of Inclusive Business

Entrepreneurs in the Making: The Causal Effect of Micro-Geography on New Business Formation

Laura Doering is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management. As an economic sociologist, her research examines how micro-level decisions, relationships, and circumstances affect economic outcomes in developing countries.  Substantively, she focuses on entrepreneurship and capital access in low-income areas. A former Fulbright Scholar, Professor Doering’s research has received a number of awards, including the Burt Outstanding Paper Award from the Economic Sociology Section of the ASA.  She teaches Entrepreneurship for Social Ventures at Rotman.

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Impact investing’s not inefficient; your money’s working double duty

Consejos prácticos para poner en marcha tu negocio

Attacking Poverty to Foster Creativity in Entrepreneurs

Why low-income entrepreneurs fail to sustain their new ventures

Assistant Professor of Strategic Management 

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