Please use this form to submit your study for inclusion into our database. It will be checked by a member of the Innovation Growth Lab team, who may be in contact to ask for more information. Your email address * Your name * Title * The name of the study Short summary Evaluation comparing the impact of a managerial consulting program with training on export business models in Córdoba, Argentina. Results forthcoming. A brief description of the project's goals and its current state Abstract <p>Export markets represent an important opportunity for SME growth. In addition to significant traditional barriers to international trade, such as tariffs and transportation costs, there are likely more subtle barriers internally imbedded in the business which governments have tried to address through expensive programs. This study aims to identify the impact of two such programs in Cordoba, Argentina, a managerial consulting program and a training on export business models, and determine which investment is most effective.</p> The full abstract of the study, if available Links http://www.poverty-action.org/sme/competitivefund/project10 Links to any published papers and related discussions Authors * Affiliations Academic and other institutes that the authors of the study are members of Delivery partner Organisations involved in delivering the trial, if appropriate Year Year Year199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026 Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Journal Journal publishing the study, if available Publication stage * Working Paper Published Ongoing Research Forthcoming Discussion Paper Research theme * Entrepreneurship Innovation Business Growth Country Country or countries where this study took place. Topics What sort of topics does the study cover? Sample attributes Hypotheses / research question What types of interventions are most effective at addressing barriers to export markets? Which programs and interventions targeting these more subtle barriers justify the high costs? Sample Trial population and sample selection SMEs in Córdoba, Argentina. The population of SMEs in Cordoba consists of about 9,755 businesses, of which only 8.8%. Number of treatment groups Size of treatment groups N/A Size of control group Unit of analysis Clustered? Yes No Cluster details Trial attributes Treatment description Researchers plan to compare the impact of a managerial consulting programme with training on export business models in Cordoba, Argentina. Rounds of data collection Baseline data collection and method Not available. Data collection method and data collected Evaluation Outcome variables <p>Not available.</p> Results <p>Not yet available.</p> Intervention costs Not available. Cost benefit ratio Reference Castro, L. & Hallak, J. C., 2015. 'Growing Small and Medium Enterprises by Encouraging Exports: Evidence from Argentina'. Innovations for Poverty Action - Project Registry. Citation for use in academic references
