Can government intervention make firms more investment-ready ? a randomized experiment in the Western Balkans (English)

Many innovative start-ups and small and medium-size enterprises have good ideas, but do not have these ideas fine-tuned to the stage where they can attract outside funding. Investment readiness programs attempt to help firms to become ready to attract and accept outside equity funding through a combination of training, mentoring, master classes, and networking. This study conducted a five-country randomized experiment in the Western Balkans that worked...

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Cusolito,Ana Paula;

Dautovic,Ernest;

Mckenzie,David J.;
Document Date
2018/08/06
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8541
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Italy, Turkiye, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Region
Europe And Central Asia,
Disclosure Date
2018/08/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Can government intervention make firms more investment-ready ? a randomized experiment in the Western Balkans
Keywords
lack of investment

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Cusolito,Ana Paula; Dautovic,Ernest; Mckenzie,David J..

Can government intervention make firms more investment-ready ? a randomized experiment in the Western Balkans (English). Impact Evaluation series|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8541 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/453261533567046459

Can government intervention make firms more investment-ready ? a randomized experiment in the Western Balkans (English)

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