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The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia. Policy Research Working Paper 8701
- Source :
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World Bank . 2019. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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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. [This paper is a product of the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice.]
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- World Bank
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- ED594456
- Document Type :
- Reports - Research