Entrepreneurship is widely argued to be critical for alleviating extreme poverty. However,
research on this topic is characterized by diverging perspectives regarding poverty …

Business training programs are a popular policy option to improve the performance of
enterprises around the world, and the number of rigorous impact evaluations of these …

Almost all firms in developing countries have fewer than ten workers, with a modal size of
one. Are there potential high-growth entrepreneurs, and can public policy help identify them …

Financial literacy programs are fast becoming a key ingredient in financial policy reform
worldwide. Yet, what is financial literacy exactly and what do we know of its effectiveness …

Do business accelerators affect new venture performance? We investigate this question in
the context of Start-Up Chile, an ecosystem accelerator. We focus on two treatment …

This paper provides a review on the effectiveness of various entrepreneurship programs in
developing countries. We adopt a meta regression analysis using 37 impact evaluation …

Microenterprises constitute an important source of employment, and developing such
enterprises is a key policy concern in most countries. But what is the most efficient tool for …

Remarkably, a small fraction of firms account for most of the job and output creation in high-
income and developing countries alike. Does this imply that the path to enabling more …

Entrepreneurship education has the potential to enable youth to gain skills and create their
own jobs. In Tunisia, a curricular reform created an entrepreneurship track providing …

This paper surveys the recent literature on the relationship between SMEs, financial
deepening and economic development. While a large SME sector is not associated with …