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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Main Authors:	Alaref, Jumana, Brodmann, Stefanie, Premand, Patrick
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS TRAINING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT OUTCOME JOB CREATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS FIELD EXPERIMENT TERTIARY EDUCATION
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

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spelling	okr-10986-311692022-05-21T06:14:48Z The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia Alaref, Jumana Brodmann, Stefanie Premand, Patrick ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS TRAINING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT OUTCOME JOB CREATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS FIELD EXPERIMENT TERTIARY EDUCATION 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. 2019-01-31T18:38:56Z 2019-01-31T18:38:56Z 2019-01 Working Paper 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 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8701 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Tunisia
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topic	ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS TRAINING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT OUTCOME JOB CREATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS FIELD EXPERIMENT TERTIARY EDUCATION
spellingShingle	ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS TRAINING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION LABOR MARKET EMPLOYMENT OUTCOME JOB CREATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS FIELD EXPERIMENT TERTIARY EDUCATION Alaref, Jumana Brodmann, Stefanie Premand, Patrick The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia
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description	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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author	Alaref, Jumana Brodmann, Stefanie Premand, Patrick
author_facet	Alaref, Jumana Brodmann, Stefanie Premand, Patrick
author_sort	Alaref, Jumana
title	The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia
title_short	The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia
title_full	The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia
title_fullStr	The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia
title_full_unstemmed	The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia
title_sort	medium-term impact of entrepreneurship education on labor market outcomes : experimental evidence from university graduates in tunisia
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	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
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The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia

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