Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises : Lessons from Mexico
While there have been numerous impact evaluations of unemployed individuals participating in retraining programs or in programs to foster self-employment, impact evaluations of enterprises benefiting from training programs for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are rare. The authors reevaluate the...
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okr-10986-84812021-04-23T14:02:43Z Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises : Lessons from Mexico Tan, Hong Lopez Acevedo, Gladys ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY BENEFICIARIES CAP CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COBB-DOUGLAS PRODUCTION FUNCTION COLLECTIVE ACTION COMPETITIVENESS CONSULTING SERVICES CONTROL GROUPS COST EFFECTIVENESS CROSS-SECTION REGRESSIONS DEFLATION ECONOMIC STATISTICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT SIZE ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES ESTIMATED PARAMETER ESTIMATED PARAMETERS EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM SIZE HUMAN RESOURCE IMPACT IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACTS INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES INVENTORIES JOB RETENTION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR TURNOVER ORGANIZATION PANEL DATA SETS PLANT CLOSURES POST-PROGRAM OUTCOMES POST-PROGRAM PERFORMANCE PREVIOUS RESULTS PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY EFFECTS PRODUCTIVITY GAP PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS PROGRAM PROGRAM IMPACTS REGRESSION ANALYSES REGRESSION ANALYSIS RESEARCH PROGRAMS RETRAINING PROGRAMS SAMPLE SIZE SELECTION BIAS SERVICE PROVIDERS SUBSIDIZED TRAINING TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRAINING COURSES TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING INVESTMENTS TRAINING MATERIALS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDERS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS VALUE ADDED WAGE GAINS WAGES WORKER WORKERS WORKFARE PARTICIPANTS WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION While there have been numerous impact evaluations of unemployed individuals participating in retraining programs or in programs to foster self-employment, impact evaluations of enterprises benefiting from training programs for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are rare. The authors reevaluate the impact of the largest SME program in Mexico, the Comprehensive Quality and Modernization Program (CIMO). They show that compared to the control group, CIMO firms increased investments in worker training, had higher rates of capacity utilization, and were more likely to adopt quality practices. The evidence also suggests that these improved intermediate outcomes were associated with increased productivity growth among CIMO participants, impacts that were especially strong throughout the 1991-93 period. However, the productivity impacts of CIMO are not apparent in the 1993-95 period. 2012-06-19T20:17:44Z 2012-06-19T20:17:44Z 2005-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6361908/evaluating-training-programs-small-medium-enterprises-lessons-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8481 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3760 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico |
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ACTIVE LABOR ACTIVE LABOR MARKET ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY BENEFICIARIES CAP CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COBB-DOUGLAS PRODUCTION FUNCTION COLLECTIVE ACTION COMPETITIVENESS CONSULTING SERVICES CONTROL GROUPS COST EFFECTIVENESS CROSS-SECTION REGRESSIONS DEFLATION ECONOMIC STATISTICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT SIZE ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES ESTIMATED PARAMETER ESTIMATED PARAMETERS EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM SIZE HUMAN RESOURCE IMPACT IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACTS INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES INVENTORIES JOB RETENTION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR RELATIONS LABOR TURNOVER ORGANIZATION PANEL DATA SETS PLANT CLOSURES POST-PROGRAM OUTCOMES POST-PROGRAM PERFORMANCE PREVIOUS RESULTS PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY EFFECTS PRODUCTIVITY GAP PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS PROGRAM PROGRAM IMPACTS REGRESSION ANALYSES REGRESSION ANALYSIS RESEARCH PROGRAMS RETRAINING PROGRAMS SAMPLE SIZE SELECTION BIAS SERVICE PROVIDERS SUBSIDIZED TRAINING TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRAINING COURSES TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TRAINING INVESTMENTS TRAINING MATERIALS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDERS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS VALUE ADDED WAGE GAINS WAGES WORKER WORKERS WORKFARE PARTICIPANTS WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION Tan, Hong Lopez Acevedo, Gladys Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises : Lessons from Mexico |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3760 |
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While there have been numerous impact evaluations of unemployed individuals participating in retraining programs or in programs to foster self-employment, impact evaluations of enterprises benefiting from training programs for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are rare. The authors reevaluate the impact of the largest SME program in Mexico, the Comprehensive Quality and Modernization Program (CIMO). They show that compared to the control group, CIMO firms increased investments in worker training, had higher rates of capacity utilization, and were more likely to adopt quality practices. The evidence also suggests that these improved intermediate outcomes were associated with increased productivity growth among CIMO participants, impacts that were especially strong throughout the 1991-93 period. However, the productivity impacts of CIMO are not apparent in the 1993-95 period. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Tan, Hong Lopez Acevedo, Gladys |
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Tan, Hong Lopez Acevedo, Gladys |
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Tan, Hong |
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Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises :
Lessons from Mexico |
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Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises :
Lessons from Mexico |
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Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises :
Lessons from Mexico |
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Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises :
Lessons from Mexico |
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Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises :
Lessons from Mexico |
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evaluating training programs for small and medium enterprises :
lessons from mexico |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6361908/evaluating-training-programs-small-medium-enterprises-lessons-mexico http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8481 |
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