Increasing the productivity of entrepreneurship and transforming micro-enterprises into SMEs in Mozambique is one of the major challenges facing local policymakers, international institutions, and NGOs.

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The aim of this research project is to provide experimental evidence on the mechanisms and possible solutions to support exactly this objective. For this purpose, a randomized control trial pilot study will be implemented among small-scale entrepreneurs in the outskirts of Maputo. Specifically, we will provide experimental evidence to answer the following key questions:

• Can entrepreneurship training positively affect productive microenterprises in low-income countries?
• Can the aspirations of entrepreneurs, i.e. the goals they set themselves, be changed in a positive way that leads microenterprises towards efficiency?
• Can synergetic productivity gains be obtained by combining entrepreneurship training with setting positive aspirations of micro-entrepreneurs?

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Please see here the working paper.

Principal Investigators:

Cátia Batista (Nova SBE)

Julia Seither (Nova SBE)

Funding:

IGC – International Growth Center

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This content was originally published in Novafrica.org