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The Additionality Impact of a Matching Grant Program for Small Firms: Experimental Evidence from Yemen

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dc.contributor.authorAssaf, Nabila
dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorCusolito, Ana Paula
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-25T21:17:28Z
dc.date.available2016-02-25T21:17:28Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-05
dc.description.abstractMatching grants are one of the most common types of private sector development programs used in developing countries. But government subsidies to private firms can be controversial. A key question is that of additionality: do these programs get firms to undertake innovative activities that they would not otherwise do, or merely subsidize activities that will take place anyway? Randomized controlled trials can provide the counterfactual needed to answer this question, but efforts to experiment with matching grant programs have often failed. This paper uses a randomized controlled trial of a matching grant program for firms in the Republic of Yemen to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting experiments with well-designed programs, and to measure the additionality impact. In the first year, the matching grant is found to have led to more product innovation, firms upgrading their accounting systems, marketing more, making more capital investments, and being more likely to report their sales grew.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25878023/additionality-impact-matching-grant-program-small-firms-experimental-evidence-yemen
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/23755
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23755
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectNEW MARKET
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINTANGIBLE ASSET
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectMATERIALS
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectINDUSTRY
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectSELLING
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectCOPYRIGHT
dc.subjectCONSULTANTS
dc.subjectIMPACTS
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectPROJECTS
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectCOMPUTER TRAINING
dc.subjectPLANNING
dc.subjectPILOT PROJECT
dc.subjectQUALITY
dc.subjectREPORTING
dc.subjectCOMPUTER
dc.subjectACCOUNTING SERVICES
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectDATA
dc.subjectADVERTISING
dc.subjectIMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectGRANT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCRITERIA
dc.subjectBUSINESS SERVICES
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT PROCESS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectFIRM
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectCONSULTANT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMATCHING GRANTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectFINANCE
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectGRANTS
dc.subjectVENDORS
dc.subjectACCESS TO THE INTERNET
dc.subjectTELEVISION CHANNEL
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectPROJECT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPHONE
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SUPPORT
dc.subjectGRANT
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectBUSINESS PLAN
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectBANK
dc.subjectCREDIT
dc.subjectFAX
dc.subjectRETAIL SALES
dc.subjectENTERPRISE
dc.subjectCOST
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectTRANSPARENT WAY
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectQUERIES
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectINNOVATION POLICY
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectBUSINESS
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectTELECOM
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATION
dc.subjectCOMPANY INFORMATION
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPROFITS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectSEE
dc.subjectADVERTISEMENTS
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectTARGET
dc.subjectGUARANTEE
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMISSING DATA
dc.subjectBUSINESS TRAINING
dc.titleThe Additionality Impact of a Matching Grant Program for Small Firmsen
dc.title.subtitleExperimental Evidence from Yemenen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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okr.crossref.titleThe Additionality Impact of a Matching Grant Program for Small Firms: Experimental Evidence from Yemen
okr.date.disclosure2016-02-22
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Private Sector Development, Privatization, and Industrial Policy
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25878023/additionality-impact-matching-grant-program-small-firms-experimental-evidence-yemen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/23755
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08414bddc_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum25878023
okr.identifier.reportAUS8941
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryYemen, Republic of
okr.sectorIndustry and trade
okr.themeMicro, Small and Medium Enterprise support
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Competitiveness and Competition Policy
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.unitT&C GP-MENA - IBRD (GTC05)
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