Data for: Business training plus for female entrepreneurship? Short and medium-term experimental evidence from Peru

Abstract of associated article: With millions of women around the developing world thrown into self-employment but with low productivity, increasing the profitability of their businesses is highly relevant for poverty reduction and gender equity. This study evaluates the impacts of a BDS program serving female microentrepreneurs in Lima using an experimental design, that included two treatment groups: One received only general training (GT), albeit more time-intense than previous studies, and delivered by experts, while the other received in addition technical assistance (TA). Results show the existence of room for efficiency gains and growth, as all treated showed increased sales revenues and self-reported adoption of recommended business practices. Those that received only GT showed positive but not significant effects early on, but the two treatment groups showed indistinguishable growth, above 15%, two years after the end of the treatment. Low take up of the training may suggest some space to improve recruitment and delivery of treatments.关联论文摘要：发展中国家地区有数以百万计的女性投身个体经营，但生产力水平偏低，因此提升其经营盈利能力对于减贫与性别公平具有极高的现实意义。本研究采用实验研究设计，评估了针对利马女性微型创业者的企业发展服务（Business Development Services，BDS）项目的实施效果。本次实验设置两个干预组：一组仅接受通用培训（General Training，GT）——该培训时长较既往研究更长，且由专业人士授课；另一组则额外接受技术援助（Technical Assistance，TA）。研究结果显示，经营效率提升与业务增长存在可行空间：所有干预对象的销售收入均有所提升，且自我报告采纳了推荐的经营实践方案。仅接受通用培训的干预组在干预初期呈现正向但未达统计学显著性的效果；而在干预结束两年后，两个干预组的营收增长率均超过15%，且增长效果无显著差异。本次培训的参与率偏低，表明项目在招募干预对象与干预方案交付环节仍有优化空间。