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More Sweatshops for Africa? Pilot Results from an Experimental Study of Industrial Labor in Ethiopia (Policy Brief)

author(s) Dercon, S.. - Blattman, C.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Blattman, C.; Dercon, S. More Sweatshops for Africa? Pilot Results from an Experimental Study of Industrial Labor in Ethiopia (Policy Brief). (2012) 4 pp

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Abstract

A study comparing factory work with self-employment is outlined. Preliminary findings of a study in Ethiopia in which applicants for industrial jobs were randomly assigned to either the job, a self-employment program (of skills training and a cash grant), or neither, are presented

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