Financing Entrepreneurs in Post-conflict and Disaster Zones

There is substantial evidence that entrepreneurship occurs in crisis, disaster, and post-conflict contexts. Scholars examining post-conflict and disaster zones commonly see entrepreneurship as a solution to such adverse contexts. Central to the entrepreneurship solution is the financing of entrepreneurial businesses. Firms are successful in entrepreneurial financing when they integrate asymmetric information and signal the right investors and funders. Taking a demand-side perspective, we conduct an integrative review of literature in management, entrepreneurial financing economics and entrepreneurship in post-conflict and disaster contexts and identify research opportunities. We then propose future areas of inquiry to address gaps in our understanding. Besides highlighting research gaps, our paper sheds light on the interplay between institutions, entrepreneurial financing and context.