Replication data for: The Catch-22 of External Validity in the Context of Constraints to Firm Growth

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Project Citation:

Fischer, Greg, and Karlan, Dean. Replication data for: The Catch-22 of External Validity in the Context of Constraints to Firm Growth. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113401V1

Project Description

Summary: We document the presence of multiple and varied constraints to small and medium firm growth. This presents both a practical problem for business training programs and a challenge to academic economists trying to identify mechanisms though which these programs may affect outcomes. External validity needs theory. This pushes researchers to narrowly defined and highly selected sample frames, which limits the potential for clear, generalizable policy prescriptions. Ultimately, larger samples, multi-arm evaluations, process documentation, and narrowly-focused, theory-supported empirical work are all needed, but the complexity of the problem limits what we learn from any single study.

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JEL Classification:
D21 Firm Behavior: Theory
L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope

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