Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises : Lessons from Mexico

Evaluating Training Programs for Small and Medium Enterprises : Lessons from Mexico

While there have been numerous impact evaluations of unemployed individuals participating in retraining programs or in programs to foster self-employment, impact evaluations of enterprises benefiting from training programs for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are rare. The authors reevaluate the...

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Main Authors: Tan, Hong, Lopez Acevedo, Gladys
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAM
AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
BENEFICIARIES
CAP
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
COBB-DOUGLAS PRODUCTION FUNCTION
COLLECTIVE ACTION
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSULTING SERVICES
CONTROL GROUPS
COST EFFECTIVENESS
CROSS-SECTION REGRESSIONS
DEFLATION
ECONOMIC STATISTICS
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT SIZE
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
ESTIMATED PARAMETER
ESTIMATED PARAMETERS
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FIRM SIZE
HUMAN RESOURCE
IMPACT
IMPACT EVALUATION
IMPACTS
INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES
INVENTORIES
JOB RETENTION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR RELATIONS
LABOR TURNOVER
ORGANIZATION
PANEL DATA SETS
PLANT CLOSURES
POST-PROGRAM OUTCOMES
POST-PROGRAM PERFORMANCE
PREVIOUS RESULTS
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY EFFECTS
PRODUCTIVITY GAP
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL
PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
PROGRAM
PROGRAM IMPACTS
REGRESSION ANALYSES
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RETRAINING PROGRAMS
SAMPLE SIZE
SELECTION BIAS
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SUBSIDIZED TRAINING
TARGETING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING COURSES
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS
TRAINING INVESTMENTS
TRAINING MATERIALS
TRAINING PROGRAMS
TRAINING PROVIDERS
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS
VALUE ADDED
WAGE GAINS
WAGES
WORKER
WORKERS
WORKFARE PARTICIPANTS
WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6361908/evaluating-training-programs-small-medium-enterprises-lessons-mexico
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8481

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6361908/evaluating-training-programs-small-medium-enterprises-lessons-mexico
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8481

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