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Entrepreneurship Programs in Developing Countries : A Meta Regression Analysis / Yoonyoung Cho
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Cho, Yoonyoung
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access to Finance.
- Counseling.
- Entrepreneurship Programs.
- Financial Literacy.
- Financing.
- Labor Policies.
- Meta Regression Analysis.
- Microenterprise Development.
- Poverty Impact Evaluation.
- Primary Education.
- Social Development.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Training.
- Local Subjects:
- Access to Finance.
- Counseling.
- Entrepreneurship Programs.
- Financial Literacy.
- Financing.
- Labor Policies.
- Meta Regression Analysis.
- Microenterprise Development.
- Poverty Impact Evaluation.
- Primary Education.
- Social Development.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Training.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (65 pages)
- Other Title:
- Entrepreneurship Programs in Developing Countries
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2013
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This paper provides a synthetic and systematic review on the effectiveness of various entrepreneurship programs in developing countries. It adopts a meta-regression analysis using 37 impact evaluation studies that were in the public domain by March 2012, and draws out several lessons on the design of the programs. The paper observes wide variation in program effectiveness across different interventions depending on outcomes, types of beneficiaries, and country context. Overall, entrepreneurship programs have a positive and large impact for youth and on business knowledge and practice, but no immediate translation into business set-up and expansion or increased income. At a disaggregate level by outcome groups, providing a package of training and financing is more effective for labor activities. In addition, financing support appears more effective for women and business training for existing entrepreneurs than other interventions to improve business performance.
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