A Firm of One’s Own: Experimental Evidence on Credit Constraints and Occupational Choice
Published in Review of Economics and Statistics, 2024
Recommended citation: Brudevold-Newman, A., M. Honorati, G. Ipapa, P. Jakiela, and O. Ozier (2024). "A Firm of One's Own: Experimental Evidence on Credit Constraints and Occupational Choice." Review of Economics and Statistics.
With Andrew Brudevold-Newman, Maddalena Honorati, Pamela Jakiela, and Owen Ozier.
Two labor-market interventions for young women in Nairobi — a multifaceted asset-plus-training program and an unconditional cash grant — both move women into self-employment with effects that persist six years on; the multifaceted program yields significantly higher long-run wellbeing.