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

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作者：

McKenzie, David

来源地址：

http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23755

关键词：

NEW MARKET;  EMPLOYMENT;  INTANGIBLE ASSET;  E-MAIL;  EQUIPMENT;  ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT;  ACCOUNTING;  MATERIALS;  PRIVATE ENTERPRISES;  SALES;  INDUSTRY;  MEDIUM ENTERPRISES;  INFORMATION;  SERVICES;  SELLING;  MEDIUM ENTERPRISE;  COPYRIGHT;  CONSULTANTS;  IMPACTS;  NEW PRODUCTS;  LOAN;  PROJECTS;  FIRM SIZE;  COMPUTER TRAINING;  PLANNING;  PILOT PROJECT;  QUALITY;  REPORTING;  COMPUTER;  ACCOUNTING SERVICES;  TELEVISION;  DATA;  ADVERTISING;  IMPACT EVALUATION;  PRODUCTIVITY;  EXTERNALITIES;  GRANT PROGRAMS;  CRITERIA;  BUSINESS SERVICES;  PROCUREMENT PROCESS;  MARKETING;  MARKETS;  FIRM;  LIMITED ACCESS;  CONSULTANT;  PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT;  MATERIAL;  ENTERPRISES;  MATCHING GRANTS;  CAPITAL INVESTMENTS;  SUBSIDIES;  RADIO;  ACCOUNT;  FINANCE;  CAPABILITIES;  GRANTS;  VENDORS;  ACCESS TO THE INTERNET;  TELEVISION CHANNEL;  TELEPHONE;  SMALL ENTERPRISE;  BANKS;  RESOURCES;  MANUFACTURING;  PROJECT MANAGEMENT;  PHONE;  TECHNOLOGY;  ENTERPRISE SUPPORT;  GRANT;  R&;  D;  FIRMS;  PROCUREMENT;  WAGES;  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES;  BUSINESS PLAN;  SMALL ENTERPRISES;  RESULTS;  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT;  VALUE;  ELECTRICITY;  BANK;  CREDIT;  FAX;  RETAIL SALES;  ENTERPRISE;  COST;  PRIVATE SECTOR;  MARKET;  TRANSPARENT WAY;  COMPANY;  TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;  NEW MARKETS;  QUERIES;  SUBSIDIARY;  ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS;  RESULT;  INNOVATION POLICY;  EXPANSION;  SECURITY;  LICENSES;  BUSINESS;  BUSINESSES;  RISK;  HUMAN RESOURCES;  PERFORMANCE;  BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT;  TELECOM;  PRODUCT INNOVATION;  COMPANY INFORMATION;  INNOVATION;  SMALL FIRMS;  ENTREPRENEURSHIP;  CAPITAL INVESTMENT;  PROFITS;  GOVERNMENTS;  SEE;  ADVERTISEMENTS;  IMPLEMENTATION;  TARGET;  GUARANTEE;  PRICES;  USES;  ECONOMIC CONDITIONS;  MISSING DATA;  BUSINESS TRAINING;  Report; 

年份：

2016

出版地：

Washington,USA

语种：

English

摘要：

Matching 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.