A large share of jobs in low-income countries are found in self-employment and small firms. Standard business training programs aim to increase the incomes in these firms by teaching a set of business...
The countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) embarked on a remarkable journey more than three decades ago. In the early 1990s, they began transitioning from planned to market economies, supported by...
The countries of Europe and Central Asia (ECA) embarked on a remarkable journey more than three decades ago. In the early 1990s, they began transitioning from planned to market economies, supported by...
This report focuses on the Ukraine war and its impact on the following: (i) conflict matters; (ii) firm resilience and adaptation at limit; and (iii) direct government support remains low.
A randomized experiment in Togo found that personal initiative training for small businesses resulted in large and significant impacts for both men and women after two years (Campos et al, 2017). This...
Climate change will likely be the most critical threat to private sector resilience in the coming years. Despite Georgia’s relatively small contribution to global carbon emissions, the country has experienced...
November pilot 2018 presention discusses the following - What? The research team and SENA implemented a pilot with 14 people. Why? The pilot was intended to test the first 4 sessions of the curriculum...
La presentación piloto de noviembre de 2018 analiza lo siguiente: ¿Qué? El equipo de investigación y el SENA implementaron un piloto con 14 personas. ¿Por qué? El piloto estaba destinado a probar las primeras...
En esta presentación se examina cómo proveer oportunidades de emprendimiento a poblaciones vulnerables y aumentar su productividad.
Este informe presenta: ¿qué viene a la mente cuando uno piensa en emprendimiento? ¿Y cómo se describiría a un emprendedor?
El informe realiza, por primera vez, un análisis exhaustivo a nivel de empresa de toda la economía mexicana a lo largo de 25 años, basándose en las últimas seis rondas del Censo Económico, que se realizaron...