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Small business training to improve management practices in developing countries: re-assessing the evidence for ‘training doesn’t work’

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  1. Islam, Asadul & Lee, Wang-Sheng & Triyana, Margaret & Xia, Xing, 2023. "Improving Health and Safety in the Informal Sector: Evidence from a Randomized Trial in Bangladesh," IZA Discussion Papers 16150, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  2. Rodríguez-Lesmes, Paul & Gutierrez, Luis H. & Urueña-Mejia, Juan Carlos & Ortiz, Andres & Medina Rojas, Ivan & Romero, Mauricio, 2023. "The role of local promoters in helping microentrepreneurs engage in digital business training. The case of Expertienda," Documentos de Trabajo 20902, Universidad del Rosario.
  3. Renaud Bourlès & Anastasia Cozarenco & Dominique Henriet & Xavier Joutard, 2022. "Business Training with a Better-Informed Lender: Theory and Evidence from Microcredit in France," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 148, pages 65-108.
  4. Stefan Dimitriadis & Rembrand Koning, 2022. "Social Skills Improve Business Performance: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial with Entrepreneurs in Togo," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 68(12), pages 8635-8657, December.
  5. Annan,Jeannie & Mousson Estelle Jamel Koussoube & Josephine Tassy & Lea Marie Rouanet & Clara Delavallade & Evans,David, 2025. "Does Free Sound Too Cheap ? The Adverse Effect of a Randomized Text Message Campaign on Program Take-up," Policy Research Working Paper Series 11063, The World Bank.
  6. Allemand,Mathias & Kirchberger,Martina & Sveta Milusheva & Newman,Carol Frances & Roberts,Brent & Thorne,Vincent, 2023. "Conscientiousness and Labor Market Returns : Evidence from a Field Experiment in West Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10378, The World Bank.
  7. Davies, Elwyn & Deffebach, Peter & Iacovone, Leonardo & McKenzie, David, 2024. "Training microentrepreneurs over Zoom: Experimental evidence from Mexico," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
  8. Buvinic, Mayra & Knowles, James C. & Witoelar, Firman, 2022. "The unfolding of women’s economic empowerment outcomes: Time path of impacts in an Indonesia trial," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).
  9. Diego Javier Ubfal, 2023. "What Works in Supporting Women-led Businesses?," World Bank Publications - Reports 38564, The World Bank Group.
  10. Takeda, Asami & Truong, Hoa T. & Sonobe, Tetsushi, 2022. "The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on micro, small, and medium enterprises in Asia and their digitalization responses," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
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  12. Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes & Luis H. Gutiérrez & Juan Carlos Urueña-Mejía & Andrés Felipe Ortiz & Iván Darío Medina Rojas & Mauricio Romero, 2025. "The role of local promoters in helping microentrepreneurs engage in digital business training," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 15(1), pages 205-242, March.
  13. Harry Moroz & Mariana Viollaz, 2024. "The Future of Work in Central America and the Dominican Republic," World Bank Publications - Reports 42043, The World Bank Group.
  14. Muhammad Farhan Jalil & Wasim Ullah & Zeeshan Ahmed, 2021. "Training Perception and Innovative Behavior of SME Employees: Examining the Mediating Effects of Firm Commitment," SAGE Open, , vol. 11(4), pages 21582440211, December.
  15. Paul Christian & Steven Glover & Florence Kondylis & Valerie Mueller & Matteo Ruzzante & Astrid Zwager, 2022. "Do private consultants promote savings and investments in rural Mozambique?," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 53(1), pages 22-36, January.
  16. Gazeaud, Jules & Khan, Nausheen & Mvukiyehe, Eric & Sterck, Olivier, 2023. "With or without him? Experimental evidence on cash grants and gender-sensitive trainings in Tunisia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 165(C).
  17. McIntosh, Craig & Zeitlin, Andrew, 2022. "Using household grants to benchmark the cost effectiveness of a USAID workforce readiness program," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 157(C).
  18. Rupali Kaul & Stephen J. Anderson & Pradeep K. Chintagunta & Naufel Vilcassim, 2025. "Call Me Maybe: Does Customer Feedback Seeking Impact Nonsolicited Customers?," Marketing Science, INFORMS, vol. 44(1), pages 129-154, January.
  19. Stanislao Maldonado, 2024. "Empowering women through multifaceted interventions: long-term evidence from a double matching design," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 37(1), pages 1-44, March.
  20. Abhilasha Sahay, 2023. "Closing Gender Gaps in Earnings," World Bank Publications - Reports 39596, The World Bank Group.
  21. Dammert, Ana C. & Nansamba, Aisha, 2023. "Skills training and business outcomes: Experimental evidence from Liberia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 162(C).
  22. Bagga,Aanchal & Holmlund,Marcus Erik & Khan,Nausheen & Subha,Mani & Mvukiyehe,Eric & Premand,Patrick, 2023. "Do Public Works Programs Have Sustained Impacts ? A Review of Experimental Studies from LMICs," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10471, The World Bank.
  23. Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), 2023. "Tracking Jobs in Projects Focused on Clean Energy and Productive Uses of Electricity," World Bank Publications - Reports 41077, The World Bank Group.
  24. Baird, Sarah & McIntosh, Craig & Özler, Berk & Pape, Utz, 2024. "Asset transfers and anti-poverty programs: Experimental evidence from Tanzania," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 166(C).
  25. Francisco Moraes Leitao Campos & Frese,Michael & Leonardo Iacovone & Hillary C. Johnson & David McKenzie & Mensmann,Mona, 2024. "Long-Term and Lasting Impacts of Personal Initiative Training on Entrepreneurial Success," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10938, The World Bank.
  26. Juan Carlos Urueña-Mejía & Luis H. Gutierrez & Paul Rodríguez-Lesmes, 2023. "Financial inclusion and business practices of microbusiness in Colombia," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 13(2), pages 465-494, June.
  27. Sohail, Faisal, 2021. "From employee to entrepreneur: Learning, employer size, and spinout dynamics," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 133(C).
  28. Brucal,Arlan Zandro Ilagan & Grover,Arti Goswami, 2023. "Masters of Disasters : The Heterogeneous Effects of a Crisis on Micro-Sized Firms," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10556, The World Bank.
  29. Daniel Halim & Michael B. O’Sullivan & Abhilasha Sahay, 2023. "Increasing Female Labor Force Participation," World Bank Publications - Reports 39435, The World Bank Group.
  30. Chowdhury, Shyamal & Hasan, Syed & Sharma, Uttam, 2024. "The Role of Trainee Selection in the Effectiveness of Vocational Training: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Nepal," IZA Discussion Papers 16705, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  31. Lafortune, Jeanne & Pugatch, Todd & Tessada, José & Ubfal, Diego, 2024. "Can gamified online training make high school students more entrepreneurial? Experimental evidence from Rwanda," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
  32. Chegere, Martin J. & Falco, Paolo & Menzel, Andreas, 2024. "Social ties at work and effort choice: Experimental evidence from Tanzania," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
  33. Fietz, Katharina & Lakemann, Tabea & Beber, Bernd & Priebe, Jan & Lay, Jann, 2025. "Formalizing employment in Africa's small firms: Experimental evidence from Côte D'Ivoire," Ruhr Economic Papers 1149, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen.
  34. Cettolin, Elena & Cole, Kym & Dalton, Patricio, 2024. "Improving workers’ performance in small firms: A randomized experiment on goal setting in Ghana," Other publications TiSEM d9fa5424-4f53-4e02-8cb2-c, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
  35. Cettolin, Elena & Cole, Kym & Dalton, Patricio, 2022. "Improving Workers’ Performance in Small Firms : A Randomized Experiment on Goal Setting in Ghana," Other publications TiSEM d0f494f0-87ed-4ef2-8472-6, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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