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Detailed Information

Country	Country: United States
GDP per capita	53.291
Context details	Individuals interested in self-employment in USA that volunteered to participate
Age	average: -

2. Intervention

Implementation year	2013
Implementer	Government
Duration (months)	N/A
Cost	N/A
Intervention details	starting and operating a business, including developing a business plan, financing, marketing, hiring staff, and various legal issues. Advanced courses covered topics such as business growth strategies, business planning, and customer relations

Evaluation design	Randomized evaluation
Cluster definition	N/A

Sample	Outcome	Test	Source Table	Observations	Statistics on Effects
Complete sample	Entry	Self-employed	5	2979	Coeff: 0.01; SE: 0.02; YcPost: 0.16

Study	Michaelides, M. and Benus, J., 2012. Are self-employment training programs effective? Evidence from Project GATE. Labour Economics, 19(5), pp.695-705.