Tag
peer_support
3 findings
Labour & employmentHousewife-to-Entrepreneur Occupational ShiftParticipants who attended business training with a friend experienced a 4 percentage point (40 percent relative) reduction in reporting their primary occupation as housewife, accompanied by significantly increased labor hours worked and higher total sales compared to control subjects.RCTBehaviour & psychologyLanguage-Matched Peer MentorshipSenior-junior pairs engage in twice-weekly structured interactions for eight weeks focusing on practical guidance and bond-building activities; empirical impacts on labor market outcomes and mental health are forthcoming.RCTDevelopmentPeer-Accompanied Business TrainingWomen trained with a friend were 7 percentage points (117 percent) more likely to take a business loan within four months and 4 percentage points (40 percent) less likely to report their occupation as housewife compared to the control group, accompanied by higher household income and sales expansion. Solo-trained women showed no significant increase in borrowing or sales.RCT