ArticleDevelopment Economics
Why Training Rarely Changes Anything
5 June 2026
A one-day training changes knowledge, not habits. What changes habits is what waits for participants when they get back.
Read more →Policy that reaches even the smallest business.
MSMEs, licensing, compliance costs, civil-service training, and the local impact of policy.
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5 June 2026
A one-day training changes knowledge, not habits. What changes habits is what waits for participants when they get back.
Read more →Laras Anindita, Rangga Mahendra
Journal of Applied Regional Economics · Vol. 6, No. 1 · pp. 23-40 · 2024
One-stop licensing cuts the number of desks a business has to visit, but it does not automatically cut the cost of compliance. This research separates official fees from the cost of time, and shows that for micro businesses the biggest expense is an unpredictable schedule.
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