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Can business clinics induce minority entrepreneurship? Treatment effect estimates from Atlanta and New Orleans

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  • Gregory N, Price
  • Bussey, Tiffany

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•Business clinic participation induces entrepreneurial outcomes for participants in Atlanta and New Orleans.•The Treatment Effect is particularly strong for underrepresented minority groups.•Business clinics may be an effective mechanism to increase entrepreneurship among underrepresented minority groups.•The Rubin Causal framework is useful for evaluating business clinics designed to catalyze entrepreneurship.

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  • Gregory N, Price & Bussey, Tiffany, 2024. "Can business clinics induce minority entrepreneurship? Treatment effect estimates from Atlanta and New Orleans," Journal of Business Venturing Insights, Elsevier, vol. 21(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jobuve:v:21:y:2024:i:c:s235267342300077x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2023.e00448
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