Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda*

Volume: 129, Issue: 2, Pages: 697 - 752
Published: May 1, 2014
Abstract
We study a government program in Uganda designed to help the poor and unemployed become self-employed artisans, increase incomes, and thus promote social stability. Young adults in Uganda’s conflict-affected north were invited to form groups and submit grant proposals for vocational training and business start-up. Funding was randomly assigned among screened and eligible groups. Treatment groups received unsupervised grants of $382 per member....
Paper Details
Title
Generating Skilled Self-Employment in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Uganda*
Published Date
May 1, 2014
Volume
129
Issue
2
Pages
697 - 752
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