The Medium-Term Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Labor Market Outcomes : Experimental Evidence from University Graduates in Tunisia

Alaref, Jumana ; Brodmann, Stefanie ; Premand, Patrick

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ENTREPRENEURSHIP;    BUSINESS TRAINING;    ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION;    LABOR MARKET;    EMPLOYMENT OUTCOME;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-8701
RP-ID  :  WPS8701

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Despite the widespread popularity ofentrepreneurship education, there is thin evidence on itseffectiveness in improving employment outcomes over themedium to long term. A potential time lag betweenentrepreneurial intentions and actions is sometimespresented as a reason why employment impacts are rarelyobserved. Based on a randomized control trial amonguniversity students in Tunisia, this paper studies themedium-term impacts of entrepreneurship education four yearsafter students' graduation. The paper complementsearlier evidence that documented small, short-term impactson entry into self-employment and aspirations toward thefuture one year after graduation. The medium-term resultsshow that the impacts of entrepreneurship education wereshort-lived. There are no sustained impacts onself-employment or employment outcomes four years aftergraduation. There are no lasting effects on latententrepreneurship either, and the short-term increase inoptimism also receded.