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The Impacts of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Work on Income and Health: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)
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The Impacts of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Work on Income and Health: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/DNQHTO
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| Creator |
Blattman, Christopher
Dercon, Stefan |
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Harvard Dataverse
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| Description |
Working with five Ethiopian firms, we randomized applicants to an industrial job offer, an “entrepreneurship” program of $300 plus business training, or control status. Industrial jobs offered more and steadier hours but low wages and risky conditions. The job offer doubled exposure to industrial work but, since most quit within months, had no impact on employment or income after a year. Applicants largely took industrial work to cope with adverse shocks. This exposure, meanwhile, significantly increased health problems. The entrepreneurship program raised earnings 33% and provided steadier hours. When barriers to self-employment were relieved, applicants preferred entrepreneurial to industrial labor.
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Social Sciences
Entrepreneurship Business skills |
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English
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Research Support, Innovations for Poverty Action
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Survey data
Administrative data |
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