Learning from the Experiments That Never Happened : Lessons from Trying to Conduct Randomized Evaluations of Matching Grant Programs in Africa

Matching grants are one of the most common policy instruments used by developing country governments to try to foster technological upgrading, innovation, exports, use of business development services and other activities leading to firm growth. Ho...

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Main Authors:	Campos, Francisco, Coville, Aidan, Fernandes, Ana M., Goldstein, Markus, McKenzie, David
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO NETWORKS ACCOUNTING ADVERTISING APPLICATION PROCESS AUDITING BACK-UP BANK LENDING BANK LOAN BANK LOANS BANKS BLOG BRANCH BUSINESS APPLICATIONS BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS NEEDS BUSINESS OWNER BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS REGISTRATION BUSINESS SERVICE BUSINESS SERVICE PROVIDERS BUSINESS SERVICES BUSINESS TOOLS BUSINESS TRAINING BUSINESSES BUYERS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL MARKET CERTIFICATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMPANY COMPETITIVENESS CONSULTING SERVICES COST-SHARING CREDIT CONSTRAINTS CREDIT GUARANTEES CREDIT LINE CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKET FAILURE CURRENT MARKET PRICE DATA COLLECTION DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS DECISION-MAKING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS E-COMMERCE ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ELECTRICITY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY CRITERION ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISE GROWTH ENTERPRISE SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT PURCHASES EQUITY INVESTMENT EXCESS DEMAND EXPENDITURE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT EXPORT PROMOTION EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIRM SIZE FIRMS GENDER GOVERNMENT FUNDING GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION GOVERNMENT OFFICES GRANT PROGRAMS HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION INNOVATION POLICY INNOVATIONS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT INTEREST RATE INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES INVESTMENT PROPOSALS LABOR MARKET LACK OF INFORMATION LEARNING LIMITED ACCESS LOAN LOAN APPLICATIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MANUFACTURER MANUFACTURING MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET RESEARCH MARKETING MARKETING STRATEGIES MARKETING STRATEGY MATCHING FUNDS MATCHING GRANTS MEDIUM ENTERPRISE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICRO ENTERPRISES MICROENTERPRISES MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS ONLINE FORMS OPEN ACCESS OUTREACH OUTSOURCING PARTIAL CREDIT PRIVATE FUNDING PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR FIRM PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT PROCESS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PROMOTION ACTIVITIES PUBLIC FUNDS RADIO RECEIPTS RED TAPE REGISTRY RESULT RESULTS SEARCH SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL FIRMS SME SME DEVELOPMENT SUPPLIER SUPPLIERS TARGETS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL SKILLS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELEVISION TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRUST FUNDS UNEMPLOYMENT USES VENTURE CAPITAL VENTURE CAPITALIST WAGES WEB WORKING CAPITAL AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17103546/learning-experiments-never-happened-lessons-trying-conduct-randomized-evaluations-matching-grant-programs-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12200

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17103546/learning-experiments-never-happened-lessons-trying-conduct-randomized-evaluations-matching-grant-programs-africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12200

Learning from the Experiments That Never Happened : Lessons from Trying to Conduct Randomized Evaluations of Matching Grant Programs in Africa

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