Knowledge Gaps

Arianna Legovini, David McKenzieIstanbul, May 13, 2015

Overview (% of projects)

Entrepreneurship / management training (Includes TA)

Finance

Labor

Changing market incentives

Creating market access

Institutions/ environment

Capa

bilitie

s (su

pply-

side c

onstr

aints)

Oppo

rtuniti

es

55%

35%

15%

35%

35%

40%Targeting/ Heterogenous effects

Take-up

Mult- arm treatment

Market level analysis/spillovers

Behavioral biases

Mar

ket L

evel

Ana

lysis

20%

25%

50%

20%

15%

Improving policy design

Market Level

Analysis BehavioralCapabilities (supply-side

constraints) OpportunitiesTargeting/Heteroge-

nous effects

Take-up

Multi arm

treat- ment

Market level

analysis/spillovers

Behavioral biases

Entrepreneur-ship /

management training

(INCLUDES TA)

Finance Labor Changing market

incentives

Creating market access

Institutions/ environment

Rwanda FISF ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Zambia FISF ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Afghanistan TUP ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Senegal Warehouse Receipt System

✔ ✔

Strengthening Service Delivery, Brazil

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Improving policy design

Market Level

Analysis BehavioralCapabilities (supply-side

constraints) OpportunitiesTargeting/Heteroge-

nous effects

Take-up

Multi arm

treat- ment

Market level

analysis/spillovers

Behavioral biases

Entrepreneur-ship /

management training

(INCLUDES TA)

Finance Labor Changing market

incentives

Creating market access

Institutions/ environment

Europe & Central Asia, Investment Readiness Program

✔ ✔ ✔

Georgia GENIE Project

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Mexico, Youth Entrepreneurs

✔ ✔ ✔

Egypt, Emergency Employment Investmt

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

5

Improving policy design

Market Level

Analysis BehavioralCapabilities (supply-side

constraints) OpportunitiesTargeting/Heteroge-

nous effects

Take-up

multi arm

treat- ment

Market level

analysis/spillovers

Behavioral biases

Entrepreneur-ship /

management training

(INCLUDES TA)

Finance Labor Changing market

incentives

Creating market access

Institutions/ environment

DR, New SME Centers

✔ ✔ ✔

Poland, NCBiR Mid-term Evaluation and TA

✔ ✔ ✔

Poland, Pilot RIS3 Project

✔

Colombia Promotion Support Program

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

6

Improving policy design

Market Level

Analysis BehavioralCapabilities (supply-side

constraints) OpportunitiesTargeting/Heteroge-

nous effects

Take-up

multi arm

treat- ment

Market level

analysis/spillovers

Behavioral biases

Entrepreneur-ship /

management training

(INCLUDES TA)

Finance Labor Changing market

incentives

Creating market access

Institutions/ environment

Tunisia Export Development Project

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Nepal, Supporting Nepal’s Trade Integration Strategy

✔ ✔

Myanmar Investment Policy

✔ ✔ ✔

Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project

✔ ✔ ✔

7

Improving policy design

Market Level

Analysis BehavioralCapabilities (supply-side

constraints) OpportunitiesTargeting/Heteroge-

nous effects

Take-up

multi arm

treat- ment

Market level

analysis/spillovers

Behavioral biases

Entrepreneur-ship /

management training

(INCLUDES TA)

Finance Labor Changing market

incentives

Creating market access

Institutions/ environment

Philippines Agribusiness Trade Competitiveness

✔ ✔ ✔

DR, MIRC ✔

Mexico, Competition reform

✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Appendix

Overview

Improving policy design

Market Level

Analysis BehavioralCapabilities (supply-side

constraints) OpportunitiesTargeting/Heteroge-

nous effects

Take-up

multi arm

treat- ment

Market level

analysis/spillovers

Behavioral biases

Entrepreneur-ship /

management training

(INCLUDES TA)

Finance Labor Changing market

incentives

Creating market access

Institutions/ environment

Total 4 5 10 4 3 11 7 3 7 7 8% 20% 25% 50% 20% 15% 55% 35% 15% 35% 35% 40%