TITLE:
The Influence of Entrepreneurship Training on Profit Gaps amongst Young Male and Female Entrepreneurs in Congo
AUTHORS:
Ted Cléophane Ngassa
KEYWORDS:
Entrepreneurship Education, Profit Gaps, Decomposition
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Economy,
Vol.12 No.6,
June
25,
2021
ABSTRACT: Entrepreneurship training is often cited as a key factor in analyses of job creation. However, its
role in explaining the profit generated by the jobs created has been rarely
discussed in the literature. The objective of this article is to verify whether
the profit gaps observed between young male and female entrepreneurs in Congo
are explained by entrepreneurial training. Based on data from a survey related
to the Employability Skills Development Project (ESDP)
conducted in Congo in 2015 by the World Bank (WB) and the use of Oaxaca (1973) & Blinder (1973) decomposition, the results indicate, on the one hand, that there is a
profit gap. On the other hand, entrepreneurship training explains 7.1% of this
gap. These results imply the need, on the one hand, for entrepreneurship
training and, on the other hand, for the promotion of an entrepreneurial
culture.