RG-T2095 : Impact Assessment Program for the Promotion of Innovation and Business Developme

General Objective: The purpose of this TC is to identify the key features of programs aimed at promoting innovation and competitiveness at the firm level in the form of direct subsidies in countries C and D by means of techniques of quasi-experimental evaluation of their impact. Specific Objectives: (i) Assessing the impacts of the programs with respect to firms¿ behavior, (ii) Provide insights on how specific features of the programs (elegibility of firms, activities supported, size and scope of the matching grants) may have influenced the outcomes assessed, (iii) Assessing the programs with respect to firm¿s performance, (iv) Offer recommendations about possible reforms and modifications of the programs, (v) Promote the exchange of experiences and lessons learned throughout the region