Cho, YoonyoungHonorati, Maddalena2013-04-182013-04-182013-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13199This 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTACCESS TO CREDITACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO LOANSACCESS TO SAVINGACCESS TO SAVINGSACCOUNTINGACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSACTIVE LABOUR MARKETACTUARIESADVISORY SERVICESASSISTANCE TO BUSINESSBANK ACCOUNTBANKSBASIC SKILLSBEHAVIORAL SCIENCESBENEFICIARIESBENEFICIARYBORROWINGBUSINESS ACTIVITIESBUSINESS CONFIDENCEBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS INCUBATIONBUSINESS LOANSBUSINESS MANAGEMENTBUSINESS NETWORKSBUSINESS OPERATIONBUSINESS OWNERSBUSINESS SCHOOLBUSINESS SURVIVALBUSINESS TRAININGCASH TRANSFERCOGNITIVE SKILLSCOLLECTIVE ACTIONCONSUMERCONSUMER LOANSCONTRIBUTIONCONTROL GROUPSCREDIT ACCESSCREDIT CONSTRAINTSCREDIT SCORINGCULTURAL FACTORSCULTURAL NORMCUSTOMER RELATIONSDATA COLLECTIONDEBTDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDISCOUNT RATEDISCRIMINATIONDIVERSIFICATIONEARNINGSECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSELECTRICIANSEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMSEMPLOYMENT STATUSEMPOWERMENTENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIESENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITYENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIORENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAININGEQUIPMENT LOANEXPERIMENTAL DESIGNFAMILIESFARMERSFEMALE ENTERPRISEFEMALE ENTERPRISESFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSFEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIPFEMALE WORKERSFINANCIAL BEHAVIORFINANCIAL CAPITALFINANCIAL LITERACYFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL MARKETFINANCIAL PRODUCTSFINANCIAL SERVICESFINANCIAL SKILLSFINANCIAL STUDIESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCIAL TRAININGGENDERGENDER DISPARITYGENDER ROLESGENERAL POPULATIONGIRLSGROUP LENDINGHEALTH INSURANCEHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIDIMPACT EVALUATIONIMPACT EVALUATION DESIGNINCOMEINCOME GROUPSINCOME LEVELSINCOMESINNOVATIONINSURANCEINSURANCE SCHEMEINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERVENTIONSINVENTORYJOB CREATIONJOB SEARCHJOB TRAININGKNOWLEDGE GAPLABOR ECONOMICSLABOR INCOMELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR POLICIESLABOR RELATIONSLABOURLABOUR MARKET POLICYLARGE FIRMLEARNINGLIABILITYLIFE SKILLSLOANLOAN REPAYMENTLOW INCOMELOW-INCOMEMARKET ANALYSISMARKETINGMFIMFISMICRO ENTERPRISEMICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTMICRO-CREDITMICRO-ENTREPRENEURSMICROCREDITMICROFINANCEMORTALITYMOTIVATIONNEW BUSINESSOCCUPATIONSOUTCOME INDICATORSPERSONALITYPOLICY ENVIRONMENTPOLITICAL ECONOMYPROBABILITYPRODUCTIVITYPROGRAM EFFECTIVENESSPROGRAM IMPACTSRECORD KEEPINGREGRESSION ANALYSISREPAYMENTRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRISKY BEHAVIORRURAL AREASSALARYSALESSAVING BEHAVIORSAVINGSSAVINGS ACCOUNTSSCHOOL FINANCESELF EMPLOYEDSELF EMPLOYMENTSELF HELPSELF-EMPLOYMENTSERVICE PROVIDERSSKILLS TRAININGSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESSESSMALL ENTERPRISESSMALL-SCALE ENTREPRENEURSSMART MONEYSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SERVICESSTART-UPSTOCKSTARGETINGTEACHINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL SKILLSTRAINING FOR ENTREPRENEURSTRAINING PROGRAMTRAINING PROGRAMSUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENTUNIONURBAN AREASURBAN POPULATIONVALUABLEVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONVOCATIONAL TRAININGWAGEWAGE GAPWAGE GAPSWAGE SUBSIDIESWELL-BEINGWORTHYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-6402