Teaching business in Tanzania : evaluating participation and performance
Working paper
View/ Open
Date
2009-10Metadata
Show full item recordCollections
- Discussion papers (SAM) [662]
Abstract
There is increased awareness that success among small scale entrepreneurs in developing countries
requires more than microfinance, and that an important limiting factor for business growth is the level
of human capital among the entrepreneurs. The present paper uses a randomized control trial to
evaluate a business training program in Tanzania. Our results show that there is a positive average
treatment effect on business knowledge. It also appears that training has a stronger effect on the
entrepreneurs with less formal education. Paradoxically, these entrepreneurs are also less consistent in
their participation in the training program. An important implication from our study is therefore that
when providing business training, special care should be given to ensure high participation rates.
Publisher
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Department of EconomicsSeries
Discussion paper2009:15