The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia
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 somet...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/992711547562372311/The-Medium-Term-Impact-of-Entrepreneurship-Education-on-Labor-Market-Outcomes-Experimental-Evidence-from-University-Graduates-in-Tunisia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31169 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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