Impact Evaluation of Small and
Medium Enterprise Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean

Impact Evaluation of Small and Medium Enterprise Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean

This report was co-funded by research grant from the World Bank's research committee for a regional study evaluating Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Support Programs in Latin America and support from the poverty reduction and economic manage...

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Main Authors:	Lopez-Acevedo, Gladys, Tan, Hong W.
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY BENEFICIARIES BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUSINESSES CAPABILITIES COMMERCE COMPETITIVENESS CONSULTING SERVICES CONTROL GROUPS CONTROL SYSTEMS COPYRIGHT CORPORATION COUNTERFACTUAL DATA SOURCES E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC COOPERATION EEA EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS ENTERPRISE SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE RATES EXPANSION EXPERIMENTAL DATA EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATION EXPERIMENTAL IMPACT EVALUATIONS EXPORT MARKET EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PROMOTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FIRM SIZE FIRMS FLEXIBILITY FOREIGN TRADE GDP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH POTENTIAL IMPACT EVALUATION IMPACT EVALUATION METHODOLOGY IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES INCOME INNOVATION INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS JOB CREATION KNOWLEDGE GAP LICENSES MANUFACTURING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKETING MATCHING METHODS MATERIAL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE NATIONAL TRAINING NEW TECHNOLOGIES NON-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN PARTICIPATION RATES PERFORMANCE MEASURES PHOTO POLICY EFFECTIVENESS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROCUREMENT PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES PROGRAM COVERAGE PROGRAM IMPACTS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM OUTCOMES PROGRAM SELECTION PROGRAMS PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING PTI QUERIES R&D RANDOM SAMPLING REGRESSION ANALYSIS RESULT RESULTS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SEARCH SELECTION BIAS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SMALL BUSINESSES SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SME SME SECTOR SME SUPPORT PROGRAM SME SUPPORT PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SUPPLIER TARGETING TAX CONCESSIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL COOPERATION TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELEPHONE TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSACTION TREATMENT EFFECTS USERS WAGES WWW
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