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Entrepreneurship Training and Self-Employment among University Graduates

2012

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 entrepreneur…

DISADVANTAGED YOUTHEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMSUNIVERSITY STUDENTSFINANCIAL ANALYSISEXAMSENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORTPRIVATE SECTOR JOBSCLASSROOMEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESEMPLOYMENTACTIVE LABOR MARKETHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTPERSONALITYPRESENT EVIDENCEINFORMATION ABOUT CREDITENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES[ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationWORKERSENROLLMENT RATESBUSINESS OWNERSWAGE SUBSIDYEMPLOYMENT OUTCOMESGRADUATION RATEOCCUPATIONSMENTAL HEALTHPUBLIC SECTOR JOBSLABOR MARKET OUTCOMESYOUTH TRAININGCOLLEGE GRADUATEINTERVENTIONSEARNINGSREADINGSKILLED WORKERSBUSINESS TRAININGSALARIED EMPLOYMENT[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationCOMPETENCIESLOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICEVENTURE CAPITAL FIRMWORKERUNEMPLOYEDUNIVERSITY PROFESSORSPLAYINGHIGHER EDUCATIONJOB SEARCHLITERACYRECOGNITIONENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAININGSTHINKINGBUSINESS SURVIVALSURVIVAL RATESYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYABILITYLABOR DEMANDUNEMPLOYMENT SPELLSATTRITIONMINIMUM WAGESKILLS DEVELOPMENTPROFITABILITYFINANCIAL LITERACYPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHENTREPRENEURSPREVIOUS SECTIONGROSS ENROLLMENTSPORTSUNIVERSITY DEGREEEMPLOYMENT STATUSLABOUREXCLUSIONYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATESTART-UPHUMAN DEVELOPMENTNEW BUSINESSESYOUTH EMPLOYMENTPOST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONACADEMIC YEARACCESS TO INFORMATIONUNEMPLOYMENT RATEEMPLOYMENT RATEMINISTRIES OF EDUCATIONBUSINESS PLANLABOR ECONOMICSTELECOMMUNICATIONSJOB SATISFACTIONWAGE SUBSIDY PROGRAMSSOCIAL NETWORKYOUNG WORKERSGROSS ENROLLMENT RATESLOANProgram evaluationPRIVATE SECTOR WAGEMICROFINANCEWAGE SUBSIDIESDEVELOPMENT BANKINDIVIDUAL ENTREPRENEURSHIPComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSIONGRADUATION REQUIREMENTSPRIVATE SECTOR JOBPUBLIC EMPLOYMENTATTENTIONSALARIED WORKERSKILLS TRAININGSTART-UP CAPITALLEADERSHIPGENDERADMINISTRATIVE RECORDSON-THE-JOB TRAININGFEMALE ENTERPRISEENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENTLOCAL EMPLOYMENT OFFICESLABOR FORCE SURVEYPRELIMINARY EVIDENCEEMPLOYERSGRADUATES WITH SKILLSENTREPRENEURFAMILIESTRAINING PROGRAMSEMPLOYMENT OFFICEYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATESCLASSROOM TRAININGJOB OPPORTUNITIESFIRM SIZEUNDERGRADUATESJOBSCURRICULUMUNIVERSITY GRADUATESEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMPUBLIC SECTOR JOBTRAINING PROGRAMMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONTRAINING COURSEUNEMPLOYED YOUTHTRAINING COMPONENTCOMMUNITY COLLEGEENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITYEMPLOYMENT IMPACTSSelf-employmentPREVIOUS STUDIESSELF-EMPLOYMENTLACK OF ACCESSLABOR MARKETELIGIBLE STUDENTSSOCIAL COHESIONVOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMSCONTROL GROUPSTECHNICAL KNOWLEDGETERTIARY EDUCATIONGROWTH OPPORTUNITIESSOCIAL SECURITYLITERATURELABOR MARKET EXPERIENCETRAINING PARTICIPANTSECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICSPERSONALITY TRAITSEntrepreneurship trainingDEVELOPMENT CENTERCREDIT CONSTRAINTSEMPLOYMENT POLICIESBUSINESS PLANSOPEN ACCESSTRAINING CONTENTMICRO ENTERPRISESPAPERSWAGE EMPLOYMENTACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMSJOB OFFERSUBSTITUTION EFFECTPRIVATE SECTORCREDIT ACCESSBehavioral skill[SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationHOUSEHOLD INCOMEMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONSYOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMTEACHINGLEARNINGACCESS TO CREDITPSYCHOLOGYACHIEVEMENTINTERNATIONAL BANKVENTURE CAPITALACCESS TO JOBSUNIVERSITIESPROGRAM BENEFICIARIESSoft skillMOTIVATIONRECALLCREDIT APPLICATIONSLABOR FORCEFINANCIAL SUPPORTBUSINESS NETWORKSMICRO FINANCEVOCATIONAL TRAININGENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLSYouth employmentENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAININGLACK OF INFORMATIONACTIVE LABOR
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Tunisian start up support systems : what challenges facing young graduates entrepreneurs? : Sfax case study

2015

In this dissertation we identify the determinants of the longevity and the probability of survival of small businesses created by young graduates benefiting from bank loans at enhanced rates. The focus is on the policy impact of public support for the creation of companies. The data are based on a survey conducted in 2013 under the tutelage of the University of Sfax (Tunisia) of a cohort of 160 companies five years after they were first formed. The response rate was 81.25%. After discussing the issue of the survival of newly-established companies and the factors that promote their survival, we use duration models specifically the Cox model (1972). This analysis allows us to shed light on a …

Modèle de duréeEntrepreneurial support policiesDuration modelsFinancement de démarrageStart-up financingPolitiques et mécanismes d'appui à l'entrepreneuriatJeunes diplômés entrepreneurs[SHS.ECO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and FinanceGraduate entrepreneursSmall business survivalSurvie de la petite entreprise
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