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 would take place anyway? Randomized controlled trials can provide the counterfactual needed to...
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2015/10/29
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS7462
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2015/10/29
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The additionality impact of a matching grant program for small firms : experimental evidence from Yemen
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Finance & Private Sector Development