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Reproducibility package for Long-term and lasting impacts of personal initiative training on entrepreneurial success

2025
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PP_TGO_2025_272
Author(s)
Francisco Campos, Michael Frese, Leonardo Iacovone, Hillary C. Johnson, David McKenzie, Mona Mensmann
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Jan 29, 2025
Last modified
Mar 14, 2025
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    • Overview

    Abstract

    A randomized experiment in Togo found that personal initiative training for small businesses resulted in large and significant impacts for both men and women after two years. We revisit these entrepreneurs after seven years, and find long-lasting average impacts of personal initiative training of $91 higher profits per month, which is larger than the 2-year impacts. However, these long-term impacts are very different for men and women: the impact for men grows over time as they accumulate more capital and increase self-efficacy, whereas the impact for women is flat or declines, and capital build-up is much more limited.

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    Title
    Reproducibility package for Long-term and lasting impacts of personal initiative training on entrepreneurial success
    Dependencies
    All dependencies are stored in the ado folder.
    Notes
    Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DIME) Analytics team, World Bank
    Source code repository
    Repository name URI
    Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) https://reproducibility.worldbank.org
    Software
    Name
    Stata
    Version
    18 MP

    Reproducibility

    Technology environment

    Paper exhibits were reproduced in a computer with the following specifications:
    • OS: Windows 11 Enterprise, version 21H2
    • Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6226R CPU @ 2.90GHz, 16 Core(s)
    • Memory available: 15.7 GB
    • Software version: Stata 18 MP
    Technology requirements

    ~5 minutes
    Reproduction instructions

    To successfully reproduce the analysis, follow these steps:

    1. Update the file path in the main Stata do-file, MasterLongRun, to reflect the correct location of the raw datasets.
    2. Run the MasterLongRun script in Stata to execute the analysis.

    Data

    Datasets
    Name
    Firm Surveys for Comparing Personal Initiative Training to Traditional Business Training (2013-2016)
    Note
    Source: World Bank. Located at: Data/Raw Filenames: FU4_raw_an_old.dta, BL_raw_an_old.dta, FU1_raw_an_old.dta, FU2_raw_an_old.dta, FU3_raw_an_old.dta, final_dataset_ipv2.dta, final_dataset_psv2.dta, nonresponsedata.dta.
    Access policy
    Data is public and included in the package
    License
    Public Use Access
    License URL
    https://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/terms-of-use#public_use
    Data URL
    https://doi.org/10.48529/bj14-jj83
    Data statement

    All data sources are publicly available and included in the reproducibility package

    Description

    Output
    Type
    Published Paper
    Title
    Long-term and lasting impacts of personal initiative training on entrepreneurial success
    Authors
    Francisco Campos, Michael Frese, Leonardo Iacovone, Hillary C. Johnson, David McKenzie, Mona Mensmann
    Authors
    Author Affiliation Email
    Francisco Campos World Bank fcampos@worldbank.org
    Michael Frese Asia School of Business and Leuphana University of Lueneburg michael.frese@asb.edu.my
    Leonardo Iacovone World Bank liacovone@worldbank.org
    Hillary C. Johnson World Bank hjohnson1@worldbank.org
    David McKenzie World Bank dmckenzie@worldbank.org
    Mona Mensmann University of Cologne mona.mensmann@wiso.uni-koeln.de
    Date of production

    2025-01

    Scope and coverage

    Geographic locations
    Location Code
    Togo TGO
    Keywords
    Microentrepreneurship Business training Personal initiative Firm growth
    Topics
    ID Topic Parent topic ID Vocabulary Vocabulary URI
    O12 Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development O JEL Classifications
    O17 Formal and Informal Sectors • Shadow Economy • Institutional Arrangements O JEL Classifications
    L26 Entrepreneurship L JEL Classifications
    J24 Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity J JEL Classifications
    J16 Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination J JEL Classifications
    D22 Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis D JEL Classifications

    Disclaimer

    Disclaimer

    The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.

    Access and rights

    License
    Name URI
    Modified BSD3 https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    David McKenzie World Bank dmckenzie@worldbank.org
    Reproducibility WBG World Bank reproducibility@worldbank.org

    Information on metadata

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Reproducibility WBG DIME World Bank - Development Impact Department Verification and preparation of metadata
    Date of Production

    2024-09-05
    Document version

    1
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