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A Results Measurement Framework to Guide Strategy and Track Performance

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Country Papua New Guinea

Program Area Education Health & Nutrition Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

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RFE Engagement

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Impacts of Dual Apprenticeships Combining On-the-Job and Vocational Training in Côte d'Ivoire

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Researchers Bruno Crépon Patrick Premand

Country Côte d'Ivoire

Program Area Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Post-Primary Education Training & Mentoring Youth

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Randomized Evaluation

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How Does Building Business Networks Impact Refugee Economic and Social Integration in Kenya and Uganda?

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Researchers Adam Lichtenheld Jens Hainmueller Jessica Wolff Mae MacDonald Clare Clingain David Musiime Sigrid Weber Andrew Zeitlin Annet Adong Alex Wendo

Country Kenya Uganda

Program Area Peace & Recovery Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Forced Displacement Microenterprise Human Capital & Skills

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

The Impact of a Socio-Emotional Skills Training in Nigeria

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Researchers Clara Delavallade Sreelakshmi Papineni Ayodele Fashogbon

Country Nigeria

Program Area Agriculture Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Social Protection

Topics COVID-19 Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

Measuring the Effectiveness of Online Skills Training for Female Microenterprises in Guatemala and Mexico

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Researchers Elwyn Davies Peter Deffebach Leonardo Iacovone David McKenzie

Country Mexico Guatemala

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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The Impact of an Online Entrepreneurial Mindset Training for Youth in Ecuador

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Researchers Diego d'Andria Igor Asanov Thomas Åstebro Guido Buenstorf Bruno Crépon Francisco Flores David McKenzie Mona Mensmann Mathis Schulte

Country Ecuador

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

The Impact of Entrepreneurship Training Using Imagery Techniques in Colombia

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Researchers Nava Ashraf Gharad Bryan Alexia Delfino Leonardo Iacovone Ashley Pople Emily Holmes

Country Colombia

Program Area Peace & Recovery Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Conflict Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring Violence

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Randomized Evaluation

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The impacts of “soft skills” training on professional advancement of female garment workers in Bangladesh

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Researchers Christopher Woodruff

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

Thinking like an Entrepreneur: Boosting Small Business Growth with Mindset Training in Togo

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Researchers Francisco Campos Markus Goldstein Michael Frese Leonardo Iacovone Hillary Johnson David McKenzie Mona Mensmann

Country Togo

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

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Randomized Evaluation

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Can an Online Job Training Program Increase Digital Skills and Employment Outcomes for Young People in El Salvador?

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Researchers Maria Victoria Fazio Rafael Novella Richard Freund

Country El Salvador

Program Area Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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Evaluating the Effects of COVID-19 on Female Entrepreneurship in Kenya

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Researchers Francisco Campos Julian Jamison Maria Hernandez de Benito Abla Safir Bilal Zia

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Microenterprise Human Capital & Skills

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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Evaluating the Impact of Public Online Job Training Courses for COVID-19-Affected Workers in Costa Rica

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Researchers Rafael Novella Gerardo David Rosas Shady Richard Freund

Country Costa Rica

Program Area Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

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Randomized Evaluation

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Improving Childcare Quality through Social Franchising in Kenya

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Researchers Emily Beam Anne Fitzpatrick Maira Emy Reimão

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Education

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

Increasing Access to Clean Lighting and Promoting Female Entrepreneurship in Rwanda

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Researchers Martine Visser Rowan Philip Clarke Rebecca Klege Serguei Netessine Ioana Popescu Bhavani Shanker Uppari Manuel Barrón

Country Rwanda

Program Area Climate & Environment Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Environment Microenterprise Product Design Product Pricing Technology Adoption Women & Girls

Equitable Access to Solar Mini-grids in Myanmar

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Researchers Ipsita Das Le Viet Phu

Country Myanmar

Program Area Climate & Environment Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Community Participation Environment Technology Adoption Women & Girls

The Impact of Goal Setting on Worker Productivity: Evidence from Ghana's Cassava Sector

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Researchers Elena Cettolin Kym Cole Patricio Dalton

Country Ghana

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Agriculture

Topics Human Capital & Skills Incentives

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Randomized Evaluation

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Regularizing Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants Through Employment: Measuring the Impacts of the PEPFF Program in Colombia

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Researchers Theresa Beltramo Carlos Santiago Guzmán Gutiérrez Craig Loschmann

Country Colombia

Program Area Peace & Recovery Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Forced Displacement Migration

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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Scaling Village Input Fairs in Mali

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Researchers Andrew Dillon Nicoló Tomaselli

Country Mali

Program Area Agriculture Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

The Impact of Cash and Matching Grants on Small Firms’ Performance in Burkina Faso

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Researchers Michael Grimm Sidiki Soubeiga Michael Weber

Country Burkina Faso

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Financial Inclusion

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Randomized Evaluation

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Assessing Living Standards in the Greater Abidjan Area, Côte d’Ivoire

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Researchers Pascaline Dupas Marcel Fafchamps Deivy Houeix Eva Lestant

Country Côte d'Ivoire

Program Area Health & Nutrition Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Healthcare Healthcare Quality School Attendance WASH

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Descriptive / Surveillance

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Assessing the Adoption of Point-of-sale Technology by Corner Stores in Mexico

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Researchers Sean Higgins

Country Mexico

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Payments Digital Finance

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Other

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The Impact of Larger Loans on Micro-Enterprise Profits in Egypt

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Researchers Dean Karlan Adam Osman Gharad Bryan

Country Egypt

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Financial Inclusion

Topics Microenterprise

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Randomized Evaluation

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Evaluating the Impact of a Management Training Program for Small Firms in Kenya

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Researchers Tavneet Suri John Van Reenen

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

Can Using Moveable Property as Collateral Improve Credit Access and Business Outcomes for Enterprises in Fiji?

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Researchers Russell Toth Christoper Hoy

Country Fiji

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Microenterprise

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

Boosting Firms’ Productivity in Mexico with Consulting Services

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Researchers Miriam Bruhn Dean Karlan Antoinette Schoar

Country Mexico

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring

The Impact of Improving Management Practices among Small and Medium Enterprises on Exports in Colombia

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Researchers Leonardo Iacovone David McKenzie Rachael Meager Dario Rodriguez

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets

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Randomized Evaluation

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The Impacts of Liquidity Loans to Mobile Money Agents on Business, Household, and Women’s Empowerment Outcomes

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Researchers Russell Toth

Country Myanmar

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Information & Communications Technology (ICT)

Fostering High Growth in Colombian SMEs through Individualized and Group Consulting

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Researchers Leonardo Iacovone William Maloney David McKenzie

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

Impact of Management Consulting on Firm Productivity in India

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Researchers Nick Bloom Benn Eifert Aprajit Mahajan David McKenzie John Roberts

Country India

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills

Consulting and Capital Experiments with Microenterprise Tailors in Ghana

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Researchers Dean Karlan Christopher Udry Ryan Knight

Country Ghana

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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Returns to Consulting for Women Entrepreneurs in Uganda

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Researchers Gregory Fischer Dean Karlan Meredith Startz Diego Santa Maria

Country Uganda

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

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Randomized Evaluation

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The Impact of Tech-Training and Job Referrals for Youth in Kenya

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Researchers David Atkin Antoinette Schoar

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Social Protection

Topics Human Capital & Skills Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Training & Mentoring Youth

Information and Adoption of Energy-Efficient Stitching Motors in Bangladesh

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Researchers Ritam Chaurey Yunfan Gu Gaurav Nayyar Siddharth Sharma Eric Verhoogen

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Technology Adoption

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Randomized Evaluation

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In Progress

Providing Entrepreneurship Training and Cash Business Grants to Venezuelan Migrants in Peru

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Researchers Dean Karlan Martín Valdivia Benjamin Roth Natalia Rigol Diego Santa Maria

Country Peru

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Social Protection

Topics Cash Transfers Forced Displacement Microenterprise Migration Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

The Impact of Bid Training on Small Firm Growth in Liberia

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Researchers Jonas Hjort Golvine de Rochambeau

Country Liberia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring

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Randomized Evaluation

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Alternative Credit Scores for SMEs

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Researchers Antoinette Schoar

Country India

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Microenterprise

Relationship Banking in India

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Researchers Antoinette Schoar

Country India

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance

Interfirm Relationships and Business Performance in China

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Researchers Jing Cai Adam Szeidl

Country China

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Human Capital & Skills Technology Adoption

Supply Chain Financing for Dairy Farmers

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Researchers Antoinette Schoar

Country Colombia

Program Area Agriculture Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Microcredit Product Design

Estimating the Impacts of Microfranchising on Young Women in Nairobi

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Researchers Andrew Brudevold-Newman Pamela Jakiela Owen Ozier Maddalena Honorati

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Cash Transfers Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring Women & Girls Youth

The Impact of Secured Transactions Reform on Access to Capital for Small and Medium Enterprises in Colombia

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Researchers Marcela Eslava Antoinette Schoar

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Financial Capability Microenterprise Payments

Training and Consulting Services for Managers: Experimental Evidence from Bangladeshi Garment Production Lines

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Researchers Robert Akerlof Rocco Macchiavello Christopher Woodruff

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

The Impact of Marketing and Finance Training on Firm Performance in South Africa

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Researchers Stephen J. Anderson Rajesh Chandy Bilal Zia

Country South Africa

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

Returns to Capital among Female Micro-Entrepreneurs in Ghana, India, and Sri Lanka

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Researchers Erica Field Rohini Pande Natalia Rigol Arielle Bernhardt

Country India

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Access to Markets Women & Girls

The Impact of Enhanced Business Training for High-Potential Entrepreneurs in Colombia

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Researchers Antoinette Schoar

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

Mobile Application as a Tool for Improving Record Keeping and Accounting Practices of Micro Retailers

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Researchers Antoinette Schoar

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Microenterprise Product Design Technology Adoption

Returns to Apprenticeship Training in Ghana

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Researchers Morgan Hardy Isaac Mbiti Jamie McCasland Isabelle Salcher

Country Ghana

Program Area Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Social Protection

Topics Human Capital & Skills Incentives Training & Mentoring Vocational Training

Addressing Bias by Promoting Women to Management Positions in Bangladesh

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Researchers Rocco Macchiavello Andreas Menzel Atonu Rabbani Christopher Woodruff

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

The Impact of Training and Cash Grants on Female-owned Businesses in Sri Lanka

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Researchers Suresh De Mel David McKenzie Christopher Woodruff

Country Sri Lanka

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Cash Transfers Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

Culture and Incentives: Does Performance Pay Impact Productivity, Work Quality, or Firm Profitability in Ghana?

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Researchers Oriana Bandiera Gregory Fischer

Country Ghana

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Behavioral Design Incentives Microenterprise

Technology Adoption and Diffusion through Social Networks Among Coffee Farmers in Rwanda

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Researchers Esther Duflo Daniel Keniston Tavneet Suri

Country Rwanda

Program Area Agriculture Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Livelihoods Technology Adoption Training & Mentoring

The Role of Mobile Banking in Expanding Trade Credit and Business Development in Kenya

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Researchers William Jack Tavneet Suri Christopher Woodruff

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Payments

Network Effects between Small & Medium Enterprises in Uganda

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Researchers Francisco Campos Markus Goldstein Obert Pimhidzai Antoinette Schoar Mattea Stein Bilal Zia

Country Uganda

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise

Returns to Consulting for SMEs

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Researchers Gregory Fischer Dean Karlan

Country Philippines

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring

The Impact of Business Training and Capital for High Potential Entrepreneurs in Colombia

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Researchers Antoinette Schoar

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise

Identifying Gazelles among Micro and Small Enterprises in Ghana

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Researchers Marcel Fafchamps Christopher Woodruff

Country Ghana

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Microenterprise Training & Mentoring

Direct and Indirect Impacts of Credit for Small and Medium Enterprises in the Philippines

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Researchers Gharad Bryan Pamela Jakiela Dean Karlan Daniel Keniston

Country Philippines

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Microenterprise

Facilitating Business Registration in Malawi

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Researchers Francisco Campos Markus Goldstein David McKenzie

Country Malawi

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Financial Capability Microenterprise Savings

Keeping it Simple: Financial Literacy and Rules of Thumb in the Dominican Republic

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Researchers Gregory Fischer Antoinette Schoar Alejandro Drexler

Country Dominican Republic

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Financial Capability Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring

Microfinance Repayment Schedules in West Bengal, India

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Researchers Erica Field Rohini Pande Jeanette Park Natalia Rigol John Papp

Country India

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Microcredit Microenterprise Product Design

Does additional labor benefit microenterprises? Evidence from Sri Lanka

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Researchers Suresh De Mel David McKenzie Christopher Woodruff

Country Sri Lanka

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Savings Training & Mentoring

The Impact of Exporting: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Egypt

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Researchers David Atkin Amit Khandelwal Adam Osman

Country Egypt

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Livelihoods Training & Mentoring

Comparing the Impacts of Industrial Jobs and Self-Employment in Ethiopia

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Researchers Christopher Blattman Stefan Dercon Simon Franklin

Country Ethiopia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Livelihoods

Training and Technical Assistance for New Entrepreneurs in Morocco

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Researchers Bruno Crépon Elise Huillery Dean Karlan William Parienté

Country Morocco

Program Area Education Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

The Impact of Computer-Generated Credit Scores on Lending in Colombia

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Researchers Daniel Paravisini Antoinette Schoar

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance

Savings Accounts for Rural Micro Entrepreneurs in Kenya

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Researchers Pascaline Dupas Jonathan Robinson

Country Kenya

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Rural Finance Savings

Business Education for Microcredit Clients in Peru

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Researchers Dean Karlan Martín Valdivia

Country Peru

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Financial Capability Human Capital & Skills Microcredit Microenterprise Training & Mentoring Vocational Training

Evaluating the Impact of Loans, Grants, and Training on Small Businesses in Uganda

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Researchers Nathan Fiala

Country Uganda

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development Financial Inclusion

Topics Access to Finance Human Capital & Skills Livelihoods Microcredit Microenterprise Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Livelihoods of Bangladeshi Garment Workers

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Researchers Atonu Rabbani Christopher Woodruff Hannah Uckat

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics COVID-19 Livelihoods

Grants and Profit Growth for Men- and Women-Owned Enterprises in Ghana

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Researchers Marcel Fafchamps David McKenzie Simon Quinn Christopher Woodruff

Country Ghana

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Cash Transfers Microenterprise Women & Girls

The Impact of Flexible Credit for Entrepreneurs in Colombia

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Researchers Dean Karlan Lasse Brune Xavier Giné

Country Colombia

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Behavioral Design Financial Capability Microcredit Microenterprise Product Design

The Impact of Job Networks on Women’s Recruitment in Malawi

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Researchers Lori Beaman Niall Keleher Jeremy Magruder

Country Malawi

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Women & Girls Youth

The Impact of Loans on the Survival and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Colombia

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Researchers Paul Gertler Sean Higgins Ana María Montoya Eric Parrado Raimundo Undurraga

Country Colombia

Program Area Financial Inclusion Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Digital Finance Microenterprise

Promoting Business Formalization through Information Outreach in Colombia

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Researchers Darin Christensen Francisco Garfias

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Online Job Application Time Costs, Applicant Quality, and Employee Retention in Bangladesh

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Researchers Ashley Pople Stefan Dercon

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Technology Adoption

Measuring Competition Through Subsidies in Sierra Leone’s Cocoa Market

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Researchers Lorenzo Casaburi Tristan Reed

Country Sierra Leone

Program Area Agriculture Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Microenterprise

Evaluating the Impact of Virtual Cooperatives on Microenterprises in Colombia

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Researchers Leonardo Iacovone David McKenzie

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Microenterprise Technology Adoption

Comparing Entrepreneurship and Employment Growth in Colombia and the United States

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Researchers Marcela Eslava John Haltiwanger Alvaro Pinzón

Country Colombia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets

Making Cash Grants Work for Small-Scale Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana

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Researchers Francisco Campos Marine Gassier

Country Ghana

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Cash Transfers Savings Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

Social Incentives and Tax Compliance in Bangladesh

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Researchers Mushfiq Mobarak Nasiruddin Ahmed Raj Chetty Aminur Rahman Monica Singhal

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Governance Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Transparency & Accountability

Relationships for Financing in the International Coffee Market

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Researchers Arthur Blouin Rocco Macchiavello

Country Mexico Nicaragua Peru

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Financial Capability

Risk and Relationships in Ice Retail in the Sierra Leone Fishing Industry

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Researchers Tarek Ghani Tristan Reed

Country Sierra Leone

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Livelihoods Microenterprise

Entrepreneur Well-Being and Firm Outcomes in Urban Bangladesh

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Researchers Paula López-Peña

Country Bangladesh

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring Women & Girls

Promoting High Impact Entrepreneurship in Mexico: An Impact Evaluation

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Researchers David Atkin Leonardo Iacovone Eric Verhoogen

Country Mexico

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance

Identifying and Spurring High-Growth Entrepreneurship: Experimental Evidence from a Business Plan Competition

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Researchers David McKenzie

Country Nigeria

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance

The Impacts of Business Training and Mentoring for Women-Owned Businesses in Kenya

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Researchers David McKenzie Susana Puerto

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Women & Girls

Worker Selection, Productivity, and Firm Development in India

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Researchers David Atkin Antoinette Schoar

Country India

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Human Capital & Skills Training & Mentoring

Urban Density, Trust, and the Growth of Small Businesses in Lusaka, Zambia

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Researchers Nava Ashraf Alexia Delfino Edward Glaeser

Country Zambia

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Access to Markets

‘Business in secret’: Contract enforcement and information sharing among Lagos used clothing traders

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Researchers Meredith Startz Shelby Grossman

Country Nigeria

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Microenterprise

Productivity and Competition in India’s Brick Industry

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Researchers Daniel Keniston

Country India

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets Human Capital & Skills Technology Adoption

Market Learning and Transport Costs among Fertilizer Retailers in Tanzania

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Researchers Jonathan Robinson Shilpa Aggarwal Brian Giera Alan Spearot

Country Tanzania

Program Area Agriculture Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets

Do investment tax credits stimulate investment? Evidence from tax reform in Chile

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Researchers Dina Pomeranz Sebastián Bustos

Country Chile

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

The Return to Capital for Small Retailers in Kenya

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Researchers Michael Kremer Jean Lee Jonathan Robinson Olga Rostapshova

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Microenterprise

Using Twitter to Transform SMEs

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Researchers Chaning Jang Jonathan Page

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Technology Adoption

Presumptive Taxation, Liquidity Constraints, and Tax Compliance in Kenya

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Researchers Lorenzo Casaburi Dina Pomeranz

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Community Participation Presumptive Taxation, Liquidity Constraints, and Tax Compliance in Kenya

Procuring Firm Growth: The Effects of Public Procurement on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises

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Researchers Claudio Ferraz Frederico Finan Dimitri Szerman

Country Brazil

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Markets

Credit, Change, and Lost Sales: The Surprising Impact of Small Change on a Firm’s Profitability in Kenya

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Researchers Lori Beaman Jeremy Magruder Jonathan Robinson

Country Kenya

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Financial Capability

Are SMEs Leaving Returns to Scale on the Table?

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Researchers Gharad Bryan Margaret McConnell

Country Ghana

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

The Impact of Credit Constraints on Exporting Firms

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Researchers Mudit Kapoor Priya Ranjan Jibonayan Raychaudhuri

Country India

Program Area Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Access to Finance Access to Markets Microenterprise

Rules of Thumb: Providing Timely Useful Financial Management Advice at Scale in India

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Researchers Shawn Cole Antoinette Schoar

Country India

Program Area Financial Inclusion Financial Capability Entrepreneurship & Private Sector Development

Topics Behavioral Design Financial Capability Human Capital & Skills Microenterprise Training & Mentoring