TY - JOUR
T1 - Impacts of Aid-Funded Technical Assistance Programs
T2 - Firm-Level Evidence from the Indonesian Foundry Industry
AU - Todo, Yasuyuki
PY - 2011/3/1
Y1 - 2011/3/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Propensity score matching
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U2 - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.08.004
DO - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.08.004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79551485482
VL - 39
SP - 351
EP - 362
JO - World Development
JF - World Development
SN - 1873-5991
IS - 3
ER -