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Evaluating a Nationwide Business Plan Competition

Last registered on September 24, 2013
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Evaluating a Nationwide Business Plan Competition
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0000078
First published
September 24, 2013, 3:53 PM EDT

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

Locations

Country
Nigeria
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
David McKenzie
Affiliation
World Bank
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2011-10-01
End date
2015-07-31
Keywords
Labor
Additional Keywords
Private Sector Development, Entrepreneurship
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
The program being evaluated is a business plan competition for young entrepreneurs in a large African country. It has the stated objective of encouraging innovation and job creation through the creation of new businesses and expansion of existing businesses. The program provides a four-day training course on preparation of a business plan to applicants who make it through a first stage, and then grants to winners selected in this second phase. The goal of this evaluation is to measure the impact of winning this program on business performance, including job growth, profitability, and capital accumulation.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
McKenzie, David. 2013. "Evaluating a Nationwide Business Plan Competition." AEA RCT Registry. September 24. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.78-1.0
Former Citation
McKenzie, David. 2013. "Evaluating a Nationwide Business Plan Competition." AEA RCT Registry. September 24. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/78/history/400
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
The program provides a four-day training course on preparation of a business plan to applicants who make it through a first stage, and then grants to winners selected in this second phase.
Intervention Start Date
2012-03-31
Intervention End Date
2013-12-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Employment, Profitability, Sales
Primary Outcomes (explanation)
Pre-analysis plan provides key details

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Design is in pre-analysis plan
Experimental Design Details
Design is in pre-analysis plan
Randomization Method
Randomization by Computer
Randomization Unit
Individual Entrepreneur
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1 cluster
Sample size: planned number of observations
1841 firms
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
729 treated
1112 control
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
IRB Approval Date
IRB Approval Number
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

McKenzie_preanalysisplan_Sept23.pdf

MD5: 0ff68ec14478525a29cbd1c36cd9a5e0

SHA1: 715e3d78f2fd76427b647aa2861df3d10c4f8598

Uploaded At: September 24, 2013

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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