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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.authorMckenzie, David
dc.contributor.authorAssaf, Nabila
dc.contributor.authorCusolito, Ana Paula
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-05T19:45:41Z
dc.date.available2015-11-05T19:45:41Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
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 would 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/2015/10/25225125/additionality-impact-matching-grant-program-small-firms-experimental-evidence-yemen
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7462
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22884
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7462
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.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectMATERIALS
dc.subjectPRIVATE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectGROUPS
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectMEDIUM ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectCONSULTANTS
dc.subjectIMPACTS
dc.subjectNEW PRODUCTS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectPROJECTS
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectCOMPUTER TRAINING
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectPLANNING
dc.subjectPILOT PROJECT
dc.subjectQUALITY
dc.subjectREPORTING
dc.subjectCOMPUTER
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectACCOUNTING SERVICES
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectIMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectCRITERIA
dc.subjectBUSINESS SERVICES
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT PROCESS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectFIRM
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectCONSULTANT
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRESEARCH
dc.subjectENTERPRISES
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectACCOUNT
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectCONSULTING SERVICES
dc.subjectGRANTS
dc.subjectCAPABILITIES
dc.subjectVENDORS
dc.subjectACCESS TO THE INTERNET
dc.subjectTELEVISION CHANNEL
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectPROJECT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SUPPORT
dc.subjectGRANT
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectBUSINESS PLAN
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRETAIL SALES
dc.subjectRETAIL SALES
dc.subjectENTERPRISE
dc.subjectCOST
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectTRANSPARENT WAY
dc.subjectCOMPANY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION
dc.subjectNEW MARKETS
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectINNOVATION POLICY
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectBUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectBUSINESS
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectTELECOM
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATION
dc.subjectCOMPANY INFORMATION
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectFUNDING
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPROFITS
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectTARGET
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectBUSINESS TRAINING
dc.titleThe Additionality Impact of a Matching Grant Program for Small Firmsen
dc.title.subtitleExperimental Evidence from Yemenen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleThe Additionality Impact of a Matching Grant Program for Small Firms: Experimental Evidence from Yemen
okr.date.disclosure2015-10-29
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:13:54.961520Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25225125/additionality-impact-matching-grant-program-small-firms-experimental-evidence-yemen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7462
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryYemen, Republic of
okr.topicICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicE-Business
okr.topicSmall Scale Enterprises
okr.topicBusiness in Development
okr.topicMicrofinance
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies
okr.unitFinance and Private Sector Development Team, Development Research Group
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