Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates

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Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates

Mahdi Barouni Patrick Premand Stefanie Brodmann Rita Almeida Rebekka Grun

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DISADVANTAGED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS EXAMS ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS CLASSROOM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT ACTIVE LABOR MARKET HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT PERSONALITY PRESENT EVIDENCE INFORMATION ABOUT CREDIT ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES [ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Education WORKERS ENROLLMENT RATES BUSINESS OWNERS WAGE SUBSIDY EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES GRADUATION RATE OCCUPATIONS MENTAL HEALTH PUBLIC SECTOR JOBS LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES YOUTH TRAINING COLLEGE GRADUATE INTERVENTIONS EARNINGS READING SKILLED WORKERS BUSINESS TRAINING SALARIED EMPLOYMENT [SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education COMPETENCIES LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICE VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM WORKER UNEMPLOYED UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS PLAYING HIGHER EDUCATION JOB SEARCH LITERACY RECOGNITION ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAININGS THINKING BUSINESS SURVIVAL SURVIVAL RATES YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYABILITY LABOR DEMAND UNEMPLOYMENT SPELLS ATTRITION MINIMUM WAGE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROFITABILITY FINANCIAL LITERACY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH ENTREPRENEURS PREVIOUS SECTION GROSS ENROLLMENT SPORTS UNIVERSITY DEGREE EMPLOYMENT STATUS LABOUR EXCLUSION YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE START-UP HUMAN DEVELOPMENT NEW BUSINESSES YOUTH EMPLOYMENT POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ACADEMIC YEAR ACCESS TO INFORMATION UNEMPLOYMENT RATE EMPLOYMENT RATE MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION BUSINESS PLAN LABOR ECONOMICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS JOB SATISFACTION WAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMS SOCIAL NETWORK YOUNG WORKERS GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES LOAN Program evaluation PRIVATE SECTOR WAGE MICROFINANCE WAGE SUBSIDIES DEVELOPMENT BANK INDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS PRIVATE SECTOR JOB PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT ATTENTION SALARIED WORKER SKILLS TRAINING START-UP CAPITAL LEADERSHIP GENDER ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FEMALE ENTERPRISE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICES LABOR FORCE SURVEY PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE EMPLOYERS GRADUATES WITH SKILLS ENTREPRENEUR FAMILIES TRAINING PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT OFFICE YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES CLASSROOM TRAINING JOB OPPORTUNITIES FIRM SIZE UNDERGRADUATES JOBS CURRICULUM UNIVERSITY GRADUATES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PUBLIC SECTOR JOB TRAINING PROGRAM MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TRAINING COURSE UNEMPLOYED YOUTH TRAINING COMPONENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS Self-employment PREVIOUS STUDIES SELF-EMPLOYMENT LACK OF ACCESS LABOR MARKET ELIGIBLE STUDENTS SOCIAL COHESION VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS CONTROL GROUPS TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE TERTIARY EDUCATION GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES SOCIAL SECURITY LITERATURE LABOR MARKET EXPERIENCE TRAINING PARTICIPANTS ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS PERSONALITY TRAITS Entrepreneurship training DEVELOPMENT CENTER CREDIT CONSTRAINTS EMPLOYMENT POLICIES BUSINESS PLANS OPEN ACCESS TRAINING CONTENT MICRO ENTERPRISES PAPERS WAGE EMPLOYMENT ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS JOB OFFER SUBSTITUTION EFFECT PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT ACCESS Behavioral skill [SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/Education HOUSEHOLD INCOME MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM TEACHING LEARNING ACCESS TO CREDIT PSYCHOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT INTERNATIONAL BANK VENTURE CAPITAL ACCESS TO JOBS UNIVERSITIES PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES Soft skill MOTIVATION RECALL CREDIT APPLICATIONS LABOR FORCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT BUSINESS NETWORKS MICRO FINANCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS Youth employment ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING LACK OF INFORMATION ACTIVE LABOR

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In economies characterized by low labor demand and high rates of youth unemployment, entrepreneurship training has the potential to enable youth to gain skills and create their own jobs. This paper presents experimental evidence on a new entrepreneurship track that provides business training and personalized coaching to university students in Tunisia. Undergraduates in the final year of licence appliquee were given the opportunity to graduate with a business plan instead of following the standard curriculum. This paper relies on randomized assignment of the entrepreneurship track to identify impacts on labor market outcomes one year after graduation. The analysis finds that the entrepreneurship track was effective in increasing self-employment among applicants, but that the effects are small in absolute terms. In addition, the employment rate among participants remains unchanged, pointing to a partial substitution from wage employment to self-employment. The evidence shows that the program fostered business skills, expanded networks, and affected a range of behavioral skills. Participation in the entrepreneurship track also heightened graduates optimism toward the future shortly after the Tunisian revolution.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2012-01-01

https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00984528