We discuss the value of experiments in illuminating constraints on the growth of firms in
developing countries. Experiments have provided insight into both the value and the …

Does the lack of peers contribute to the observed gender gap in entrepreneurial success? A
random sample of customers of India's largest women's bank was offered two days of …

Most economists believe that an increase in savings will flourish the growth of economic
activities and further strengthening the economy of that particular nation. However, recent …

The literature on the role of gender in entrepreneurship has been growing significantly in
recent last years (FRIGOTTO; DELLA VALLE, 2016). However, little has been studied about …

Abstract Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) made important progress
towards labor participation in the past century. However, the labor sex gap has remained …

We model optimal treatment assignment in programs with a limited number of seats and
study how the presence of peer effects impacts the optimal allocation rule. We then use data …

Do lack of a support network and role models contribute to the observed gender gap in
microenterprises? And are these cultural constraints more strongly felt by women facing …

This paper shows that the group composition matters for the effectiveness of labor market
training programs for jobseekers. Using rich administrative data from Germany, I document …

Globally, 150 million adolescents report being victims of or engaging in peer-to-peer
violence in and around school. One strategy to reduce this risk is to occupy youth in after …

We discuss the value of experiments in illuminating constraints on the growth of firms in
developing countries. Experiments have provided insight into both the value and the …