Abstract
This study examines the effect of Japanese aid-funded technical assistance programs on the Indonesian foundry industry funded, applying difference-in-differences propensity score matching estimation to a unique firm-level dataset. The major finding is that the average effect of the aid programs on the change in the reject ratio is negative and significant, suggesting that these programs help local participant firms improve their technology. However, technical assistance programs provided by the local counterpart of aid after the completion of the aid programs do not seem to improve technology of participants in the short run on average.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 351-362 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | World Development |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Mar 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Propensity score matching
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Development
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics and Econometrics