Entrepreneurship programs in developing countries: a meta regression analysis

Yoonyoung Cho and Maddalena Honorati

No 6402, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Financial Literacy; Labor Policies; Primary Education; Access to Finance; Poverty Impact Evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-04-01
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (27)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSC ... ered/PDF/wps6402.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
Journal Article: Entrepreneurship programs in developing countries: A meta regression analysis (2014)
Working Paper: Entrepreneurship Programs in Developing Countries: A Meta Regression Analysis (2013)
Working Paper: Entrepreneurship programs in developing countries: a meta regression analysis (2013)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:6402

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433. Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Roula I. Yazigi ().