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Business Training and Female Enterprise Start-up, Growth, and Dynamics : Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorde Mel, Suresh
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorWoodruff, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-21T19:27:20Z
dc.date.available2012-12-21T19:27:20Z
dc.date.issued2012-07
dc.description.abstractThe authors conduct a randomized experiment among women in urban Sri Lanka to measure the impact of the most commonly used business training course in developing countries, the Start-and-Improve Your Business program. They work with two representative groups of women: a random sample of women operating subsistence enterprises and a random sample of women who are out of the labor force but interested in starting a business. They track the impacts of two treatments -- training only and training plus a cash grant -- over two years with four follow-up surveys and find that the short and medium-term impacts differ. For women already in business, training alone leads to some changes in business practices but has no impact on business profits, sales or capital stock. In contrast, the combination of training and a grant leads to large and significant improvements in business profitability in the first eight months, but this impact dissipates in the second year. For women interested in starting enterprises, business training speeds up entry but leads to no increase in net business ownership by the final survey round. Both profitability and business practices of the new entrants are increased by training, suggesting training may be more effective for new owners than for existing businesses. The study also finds that the two treatments have selection effects, leading to entrants being less analytically skilled and poorer.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16531190/business-training-female-enterprise-start-up-growth-dynamics-experimental-evidence-sri-lanka
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6145
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11998
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. 6145
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABILITY LEVELS
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACCOUNTS
dc.subjectADVERTISING
dc.subjectBUSINESS OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectBUSINESS PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectBUSINESS SKILLS
dc.subjectBUSINESS TRAINING
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCOMPLETION RATES
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PLANNING
dc.subjectIMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL CHOICE
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subjectPURCHASING
dc.subjectREASONING
dc.subjectREPORTING
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSELLING
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTES
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSES
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectMicrodata Set
dc.titleBusiness Training and Female Enterprise Start-up, Growth, and Dynamics : Experimental Evidence from Sri Lankaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaPublic-Private Partnerships
okr.crossref.titleBusiness Training and Female Enterprise Start-up, Growth, and Dynamics: Experimental Evidence from Sri Lanka
okr.date.disclosure2012-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:39:35.171581Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16531190/business-training-female-enterprise-start-up-growth-dynamics-experimental-evidence-sri-lanka
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6145
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120723155132
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16531190
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.relation.associateddatasethttp://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/1553
okr.sectorFinance :: General finance sector
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business Environment
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Business in Development
okr.topicAccess and Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
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