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Building Entrepreneurial Mind-Sets: Evidence from a Large-Scale Educational Intervention in India

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dc.contributor.authorAmaral, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorBhalothia, Aakash
dc.contributor.authorChaurey, Ritam
dc.contributor.authorGaddis, Isis
dc.contributor.authorKhanna, Gaurav
dc.contributor.authorMalik, Samreen
dc.contributor.authorMukhopadhyay, Abhiroop
dc.contributor.authorPrakash, Nishith
dc.contributor.authorRakesh, Raghav
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-30T14:10:49Z
dc.date.available2025-05-30T14:10:49Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-30
dc.description.abstractThe Entrepreneurial Mindset Development Program (EMDP) led to increased agency among students over their education, careers, own goals, basic financial literacy, and risk preferences. Students who participated in the EMDP had higher English and Mathematics test scores and wanted to pursue salaried government jobs after their studies. A majority of the program effects were more highly concentrated among female students. There was also substantial heterogeneity among students according to local labor markets. Thus, in mandals with a higher concentration of manufacturing jobs, students demonstrated a greater inclination to aspire to start a business. To address some of these issues, the EMDP consortium, along with the State Council of Educational Research and Training - Andhra Pradesh, rolled out the EMDP curriculum for grade 9 students attending public schools in the 2022-23 academic year. The program involved weekly instructional classes totaling up to 50 hours, complemented by project-based learning focused on essential entrepreneurial skills and mindsets. The intention of the government was to improve the employability of the youth and educate students to learn to get along and get ahead in life - as described by implementing partners.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099520405072521933
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43264
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (EMDP)
dc.subjectEDUCATION AND CAREER GOALS
dc.subjectBASIC FINANCIAL LITERACY
dc.subjectRISK PREFERENCES
dc.titleBuilding Entrepreneurial Mind-Setsen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from a Large-Scale Educational Intervention in Indiaen
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okr.date.disclosure2025-05-30
okr.date.lastmodified2025-05-10T04:05:50Zen
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Social Entrepreneurship and Business Clusters
okr.unitSocial SAR PM1 (SSAS1)
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