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Intrahousehold constraints and relational dynamics may contribute to a gender gap in entrepreneurship. This mixed-methods paper uses a randomized controlled trial and qualitative research to examine whether the returns to a skills intervention to women business owners are higher with a couples training. The couples training curriculum involves modeling effective communication techniques between married women entrepreneurs and their husbands to help build empathy, scrutinize intrahousehold resource allocation, and encourage greater spousal support. The findings suggest that the skills intervention increases business practices and women\u2019s economic autonomy, with treated women being 30 percent more likely to report sole decision-making power in their business. Smaller firms (defined by baseline profitability) benefit the most from the couples-based approach, earning 50 percent higher revenues and profits when trained with husbands. The channel to higher profitability appears to be improved negotiation skills affording women more time for their businesses without increased marital conflict. Larger firms increase access to credit but there is no evidence of an impact on profits. The paper contributes to the evidence base on engaging men to help unleash the economic potential of women.","geographic_units":[{"name":"Ethiopia","code":"ETH"}],"keywords":[{"name":"Gender"},{"name":"Entrepreneurship"},{"name":"Skills"},{"name":"Intrahousehold Dynamics"},{"name":"Ethiopia"}],"topics":[{"id":"J16","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Economics of Gender \u2022 Non-labor Discrimination","parent_id":"J1"},{"id":" J24","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Human Capital \u2022 Skills \u2022 Occupational Choice \u2022 Labor Productivity","parent_id":"J2"},{"id":" O12","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development","parent_id":"O1"},{"id":" L26","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Entrepreneurship","parent_id":"L2"}],"output":[{"type":"Working Paper","description":"Policy Research Working Papers (PRWP)","title":"Conscious Coupling: Impact of a Skills Intervention to Address Intrahousehold Constraints for Women Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia","authors":"Sophia Friedson-Ridenour, Adiam Hagos Hailemicheal, Dumebi Ochem, Sreelakshmi Papineni"}],"language":[{"name":"English","code":"EN"}],"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.","license":[{"name":"Modified BSD3","uri":"https:\/\/opensource.org\/license\/bsd-3-clause\/"}],"contacts":[{"name":"Sreelakshmi Papineni","affiliation":"Economist, World Bank Africa Gender Innovation Lab","email":"spapineni@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"reproducibility@worldbank.org"}],"datasets":[{"note":"Source: World Bank. All datasets provided are primary data from individual surveys collected by the authors for the purposes of a randomized intervention evaluating the impact of ScaleUp!, a skills-oriented business training in Ethiopia.\nLocated at: Data\/Raw. 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