The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia

Jumana Jamal Subhi Alaref, Stefanie Koettl-Brodmann and Patrick Premand

No 8701, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: Despite the widespread popularity of entrepreneurship education, there is thin evidence on its effectiveness in improving employment outcomes over the medium to long term. A potential time lag between entrepreneurial intentions and actions is sometimes presented as a reason why employment impacts are rarely observed. Based on a randomized control trial among university students in Tunisia, this paper studies the medium-term impacts of entrepreneurship education four years after students'graduation. The paper complements earlier evidence that documented small, short-term impacts on entry into self-employment and aspirations toward the future one year after graduation. The medium-term results show that the impacts of entrepreneurship education were short-lived. There are no sustained impacts on self-employment or employment outcomes four years after graduation. There are no lasting effects on latent entrepreneurship either, and the short-term increase in optimism also receded.

Keywords: Private Sector Economics; Private Sector Development Law; Marketing; Labor Markets; Employment and Unemployment; Educational Sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-01-15
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