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The Impact of Entrepreneurship Programs on Minorities

  • Elizabeth Lyons
  • Laurina Zhang
American Economic Review
vol. 107, no. 5, May 2017
(pp. 303-07)
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Abstract

We document the impact of an entrepreneurship training program on startup activity of minorities (females and non-Caucasians). We compare entrepreneurial activity between applicants who are accepted into the program with applicants who are program finalists but not accepted. We find that the effect of the program is small for minorities in the short run. However, the effect of the program is more pronounced for minorities' likelihood of longer run startup activity, whereas the effect on non-minorities is small and statistically insignificant. We suggest that such programs are most effective for individuals that may otherwise have limited access to entrepreneurial opportunities.

Citation

Lyons, Elizabeth, and Laurina Zhang. 2017. "The Impact of Entrepreneurship Programs on Minorities." American Economic Review, 107 (5): 303-07. DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20171008

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JEL Classification

  • J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
  • J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
  • L26 Entrepreneurship
  • L53 Enterprise Policy
  • M13 New Firms; Startups