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Impact of Credit and Training on Enterprise Performance: Evidence from Urban Ethiopia

SSRN, ISSN: 1556-5068
2019
  • 5
    Citations
  • 1,431
    Usage
  • 31
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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Metrics Details

  • Citations
    5
    • Citation Indexes
      5
  • Usage
    1,431
    • Abstract Views
      1,125
    • Downloads
      306
  • Captures
    31
  • Ratings
    • Download Rank
      200,473

Article Description

This study evaluates the impact of business-development-support programs (credit, training, and a combination of both) on the performance of micro- and small enterprises (MSEs) in Ethiopia. Using 2015 Ethiopian urban survey data and employing endogenous-switching regressions for multiple treatments, we document a positive and significant effect of credit, training, and a combination of training and credit on MSEs. Our results highlight the heterogeneity in treatment effects between women- and men-owned MSEs: women-owned businesses do not benefit from access to treatments. Our results suggest that improving the performance of MSEs requires fine-tuned interventions that meet the specific needs of men and women who own small businesses rather than one-size-fits-all programs.

Bibliographic Details

Abdelkrim Araar; Jonse Bane Boka; Hiywot Girma; Ajebush Shafi; Mulatu Zerihun; Yesuf Awel; Eleni Abraham Yitbarek

Elsevier BV

Multidisciplinary; Treatment effects; MSEs; Ethiopia

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