Is personal initiative training a substitute or complement to the existing human capital of women? Results from a randomized trial in Togo

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Is personal initiative training a substitute or complement to the existing human capital of women? Results from a randomized trial in Togo. / Campos, Francisco; Frese, Michael; Goldstein, Markus et al.
In: American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, Vol. 108, 2018, p. 256-261.

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title = "Is personal initiative training a substitute or complement to the existing human capital of women?: Results from a randomized trial in Togo",
abstract = "Personal initiative training—a psychology-based mindset training program—delivers lasting improvements for female business owners in Togo. Which types of women benefit most? Theories of dynamic complementarity would suggest training should work better for those with higher pre-existing human capital, but there are also reasons why existing human capital might inhibit training participation or substitute for its effects. We examine the heterogeneity in treatment impact according to different types of human capital. We find little evidence of either complementarities or substitutability, suggesting this new business training approach can work for a wide range of human capital levels. ",
keywords = "Psychology, Business psychology",
author = "Francisco Campos and Michael Frese and Markus Goldstein and Leonardo Iacovone and Johnson, {Hillary C.} and David McKenzie and Mona Mensmann",
year = "2018",
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AU - Johnson, Hillary C.

AU - McKenzie, David

AU - Mensmann, Mona

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KW - Business psychology

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