entrepreneurship

Temporary managerial jobs in the Dominican Republic pushed individuals into business creation and led to positive effects on firm growth. Policymakers need to balance broad access to these opportunities with focused support to maximise firm creation ...

The caste system in India discriminates against lower-ranked castes, reducing their access to finance and dampening their entrepreneurial potential. This social norm imposes significant macroeconomic costs, ultimately impeding economic development.

Cash grants and a multifaceted entrepreneurship programme both had temporary impacts on young women’s income in Nairobi, Kenya, but only the more holistic approach led to long-term improvements in wellbeing

The rise of a new hub for innovation and entrepreneurship can have large, global benefits by broadening the focus of technology and hence who benefits from it.

How can generative AI help entrepreneurs in developing countries?

A mini-MBA programme for high-school students led to significant gains in profits, business capital investments, new businesses, and job creation

Encouraging the poor to set higher savings aspirations may backfire if they fall short of these goals, leading to less economic investment

Subsidising entrepreneurs to hire a marketing or accounting specialist can be more effective than trying to train the entrepreneur in these skills