In this episode, Dr. Iryna Demko, Research Associate at the Center for  Economic Development, and Dr. Ana Claudia Sant’Anna, Assistant Professor  at West Virginia University, discuss their research about the impact of  race and gender on the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan  amounts.   

They found that nationally minority-, Hispanic-, and female-owned small  businesses received smaller PPP loans than their business counterparts  of the same size. In addition, interviews with a variety of small  businesses in Northeast Ohio showed that businesses receiving smaller  loan amounts had more difficulties and less knowledge about the loan  application process compared to larger loans recipients.