Replication data for: The Impacts of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Work on Income and Health: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Christopher Blattman; Stefan Dercon

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Project Citation:

Blattman, Christopher, and Dercon, Stefan. Replication data for: The Impacts of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Work on Income and Health: Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2018. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116354V1

Project Description

Summary: Working with five Ethiopian firms, we randomized applicants to an industrial job offer, an "entrepreneurship" program of $300 plus business training, or control status. Industrial jobs offered more and steadier hours but low wages and risky conditions. The job offer doubled exposure to industrial work but, since most quit within months, had no impact on employment or income after a year. Applicants largely took industrial work to cope with adverse shocks. This exposure, meanwhile, significantly increased health problems. The entrepreneurship program raised earnings 33 percent and provided steadier hours. When barriers to self-employment were relieved, applicants preferred entrepreneurial to industrial labor.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      D22 Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
      I12 Health Behavior
      J23 Labor Demand
      J28 Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
      J81 Labor Standards: Working Conditions
      L26 Entrepreneurship
      M53 Personnel Economics: Training

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