Impact evaluation of WMSME procurement capacity-building interventions

Last registered on December 02, 2024
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Impact evaluation of WMSME procurement capacity-building interventions
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0014881
Initial registration date
November 21, 2024

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First published
December 02, 2024, 11:07 AM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

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Primary Investigator

Name
Rachel Cassidy
Affiliation
World Bank
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
David McKenzie
PI Affiliation
World Bank
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PI Name
Kalyan Neelamraju
PI Affiliation
IFC (World Bank Group)
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2024-11-06
End date
2026-12-31
Keywords
Firms & Productivity, Gender
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Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
Women-owned/led small- and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) are estimated to earn less than one percent of procurement spend by large corporations and governments worldwide. There is a lack of rigorous quantitative evidence on interventions designed to support WSMEs’ participation in procurement. This study uses an RCT to estimate the impact of capacity-building solutions for WSMEs --- comprising online and in-person trainings, and related activities --- on their procurement-readiness.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Cassidy, Rachel, David McKenzie and Kalyan Neelamraju. 2024. "Impact evaluation of WMSME procurement capacity-building interventions." AEA RCT Registry. December 02. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14881-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2024-11-20
Intervention End Date
2026-03-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Knowledge of the procurement process and related information, attitudes and actions towards participating in procurement, and procurement participation and related outcomes
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
The exact outcomes and their measurement will be outlined in a pre-analysis plan, pending finalization of the exact content to be taught in the different stages of the intervention.

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The project first entailed an open call from June to October 2024, which targeted the registration of as large a number as possible of interested and eligible WSMEs. At the end of the open call, the RCT team used Stata to randomly assign the WSMEs to training spots in waves 1, 2 or 3 of the training – stratifying by city of implementation, size (micro versus SME), and prior procurement experience and knowledge. The first wave will be treated starting in Q4 of calendar year 2024, the second wave starting in Q2 of calendar year 2025, and the third wave starting in Q4 of calendar year 2025. A midline survey will be conducted around April/May 2025 just before the second wave are treated, and an endline survey will be conducted around September/October 2025 just before the third wave are treated.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office using Stata
Randomization Unit
Individual WMSME representatives (one senior-level female per WMSME)
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1105 individual WMSME representatives
Sample size: planned number of observations
1105 individual WMSME representatives
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
Wave 1 - 396 individual WMSME representatives
Wave 2 - 317 individual WMSME representatives (wave 2 will not be implemented in one of the participating cities; randomization is stratified by city as noted above)
Wave 3 - 392 individual WMSME representatives
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Heath Media Lab (HML) IRB
IRB Approval Date
2024-11-05
IRB Approval Number
2719
Analysis Plan