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Training entrepreneurs
This VoxDevLit reviews innovative research out there on training entrepreneurs
Impact of amnesty programmes: Evidence from undocumented refugees in Colombia
Providing migrants working rights and social benefits has minimal impacts on local labour markets
Does a fear of violence reduce female labour supply? Evidence from India
Higher media reporting of sexual assaults reduces women’s likelihood of working outside their homes in urban India
Failure of frequent assessment: Evidence from India’s continuous and comprehensive evaluation programme
More frequent assessment of student performance fails to deliver on improved outcomes when the administrative burden on teachers is high
Promoting parental involvement in schools: Evidence from Mexico
Group-based interventions can increase parental engagement in school, change parents’ behaviour at home and improve children’s behaviour in school
Is improving tax administration more effective than raising tax rates? Evidence from Indonesia
Enhanced tax administration can increase government revenue collection from medium-sized firms in developing countries even more than raising tax rates
Is virtual coaching of teachers less effective than in-person coaching? Evidence from South Africa
Face-to-face interactions between teachers and their coaches might yield better results in teacher training than more high-tech, virtual approaches
How does shame and embarrassment impact social learning? Evidence from India
People are less likely to ask questions in their communities if it exposes the limits of their knowledge.
Can minimum-age-of-marriage laws eradicate child marriage? Evidence from Mexico
Increasing the minimum age of marriage to 18 years old in Mexico reduced formal marriage but did not prevent school dropout or early motherhood
Lasting effects of colonial-era resource exploitation in Congo: Concessions, violence, and indirect rule
Concessions granted to private companies to extract natural resources still have negative effects on present-day development in the DRC
