Back to History

Fields Changed

Registration

Field Before After
Last Published April 05, 2017 01:21 PM May 04, 2017 09:38 AM
Study Withdrawn No
Intervention Completion Date May 30, 2015
Data Collection Complete Yes
Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization) Not specified
Was attrition correlated with treatment status? No
Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations Role Model: 66 courses 1,712 participants. Technical Assistance: 53 courses 1,347 participants.
Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms Not specified
Is there a restricted access data set available on request? No
Program Files No
Data Collection Completion Date May 30, 2015
Is data available for public use? No
Intervention End Date June 30, 2014 March 01, 2014
Randomization Method Lottery by computer system. Lottery by computer system. Stratified according to their cohort, county and region.
Planned Number of Observations Role Model: 66 courses 1.705 participants. Technical Assistance: 53 courses 1.371 participants. Role Model: 66 courses 1,705 participants. Technical Assistance: 53 courses 1,371 participants.
Back to top

External Links

Field Before After
External Link URL https://www.povertyactionlab.org/node/8181
External Link Description J-PAL evaluation summary
Back to top

Papers

Field Before After
Paper Abstract We implemented a randomized experiment in Chile with micro-entrepreneurs participating in a training program. Some groups received the visit of a successful ex-student as a role model; students also received personalized versus group “consulting sessions”. Both interventions increase household income one year after, mostly through increased business participation and business income, with role models being particularly cost-effective. Role models did not improve knowledge or use of business practices but rather increased motivation and worked best when similar to the participant. The two interventions benefited different micro-entrepreneurs: role models helped those with less experience while consulting benefited experienced and ed-ucated entrepreneurs.
Paper Citation February 2017
Paper URL https://ecf2a28b-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/jeannelafortune/papers/Draft-final-Jan2017%20v2.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cqIS0STNq7S4AFZZXtZZhuIBeDBcgzJf90hekJjwL3d3qf17AoZZteBY7vPQ-PSXpHBoWnqdahoQC4TeS4w0v78ONIClEsQcdamRqnNCcgmC94Mbu7YO1JTHip51YhJrc3dK3VhWTneGRgXFlalKR77x-TIrrKucIVyen-tZVrPI74RctU6OCT0o03_YGeTnQ72oGijO81iA5JyOtXQMzy-X4qSR8u7E0zyuTSIhex7utYOoK_NacJ7lwZJwXWxsu-2hS6d&attredirects=0 https://sites.google.com/site/jeannelafortune/papers/Draft-final-Jan2017%20v2.pdf
Back to top