Demand versus Returns? Pro-Poor Targeting of Business Grants and Vocational Skills Training

Interventions aimed at increasing the income generating capacity of the poor, such as vocational training, micro-finance or business grants, are widespread in the developing world. How to target such interventions is an open question. Many programs...

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Main Authors:	Macours, Karen, Premand, Patrick, Vakis, Renos
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCOUNTING AGE GROUPS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY AGRICULTURAL INCOME AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT ATTRITION BANKS BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS TRAINING CHARTER SCHOOL CHARTER SCHOOLS COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT CREDIT ACCESS DATA COLLECTION DEMAND FOR CREDIT DISPLACEMENT DIVERSIFICATION DWELLING DWELLINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMICS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY CRITERION EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENT ENTREPRENEURS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FEMALE FEMALE ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL CAPITAL FINANCIAL LITERACY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FORMAL CREDIT GENDER GROSS INCOME HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING IMPACT EVALUATION INFORMAL CREDIT INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR MARKET LACK OF INFORMATION LEARNING LIVING STANDARDS LSMS MICRO-BUSINESS MICRO-FINANCE MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE OPPORTUNITY COSTS POLITICAL ECONOMY POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY CAREGIVERS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM IMPACTS REDUCING POVERTY REGULAR ATTENDANCE RETURNS TO EDUCATION RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAVINGS SCHOLARSHIP SCHOOLING SELECTION BIAS SELF EMPLOYMENT SELF-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TRAINING SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS START-UP TARGETING TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS TREATMENT GROUPS VOCATIONAL SKILLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGES WOMAN YOUTH
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Demand versus Returns? Pro-Poor Targeting of Business Grants and Vocational Skills Training

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