{"type":"script","doc_desc":{"producers":[{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","abbr":"DECDI","affiliation":"World Bank - Development Impact Department","role":"Verification and preparation of metadata"}],"prod_date":"2026-06-24","version":"1"},"project_desc":{"authoring_entity":[{"name":"Celine Coffka","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"celine.koffka@gmail.com"},{"name":"Francisco Campos","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"fcampos@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Abla Safir","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"asafir@worldbank.org"},{"name":"David McKenzie","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"dmckenzie@worldbank.org"},{"name":"Bilal Zia","affiliation":"Duoilngo","email":"bilal@duolingo.com"}],"title_statement":{"title":"Reproducibility package for Selection or More Capital? Experimental Evidence on High-Growth Entrepreneurs in Kenya","idno":"RR_KEN_2026_673"},"data_statement":"All data is limited-access and has not been included in the reproducibility package. For more details, please refer to the README file","software":[{"name":"Stata","version":"19.5 MP"}],"scripts":[{"title":"Reproducibility package for Selection or More Capital? Experimental Evidence on High-Growth Entrepreneurs in Kenya","date":"2026-06","notes":"Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DECDI) Analytics team, World Bank.","instructions":"See README in reproducibility package.","file_name":"RR_KEN_2026_673","zip_package":"RR_KEN_2026_673.zip","dependencies":"Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder."}],"repository_uri":[{"name":"Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank)","uri":"https:\/\/reproducibility.worldbank.org"}],"production_date":"2026-06-24","abstract":"Business plan competitions aim to identify and support high-growth entrepreneurs. We embed two experiments in a Kenyan competition to test how selection intensity and grant size determine entrepreneurial outcomes. Applicants received either a US$9,000 grant after a streamlined process, or went through multiple stages and were randomly assigned US$9,000 or US$36,000. All grants generated jobs, but impacts on firm performance only persist over three years under multi-stage selection. The larger grants did not yield significantly greater long-term impacts than the multi-stage US$9,000 grant, suggesting diminishing returns and limited lumpy investment opportunities. Selection, rather than grant size, determines long-run firm growth.","geographic_units":[{"name":"Kenya","code":"KEN"}],"keywords":[{"name":"Business Plan Competition"},{"name":"High-Growth Entrepreneurship"},{"name":"Job Creation"}],"topics":[{"id":"O12","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development","parent_id":"O1"},{"id":" M13","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"New Firms \u2022 Startups","parent_id":"M1"},{"id":" L26","uri":"https:\/\/www.aeaweb.org\/econlit\/jelCodes.php?view=jel","vocabulary":"Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)","name":"Entrepreneurship","parent_id":"L2"}],"output":[{"type":"Working Paper","description":"Policy Research Working Papers (PRWP)","title":"Selection or More Capital? Experimental Evidence on High-Growth Entrepreneurs in Kenya"}],"language":[{"name":"English","code":"EN"}],"technology_requirements":"Run time: ~ 2 hours","disclaimer":"The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development\/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.","license":[{"name":"MIT License","uri":"https:\/\/opensource.org\/license\/mit"},{"name":"World Bank IGO Rider","uri":"https:\/\/github.com\/worldbank\/metadata-editor\/blob\/main\/WB-IGO-RIDER.md"}],"contacts":[{"name":"Celine Coffka","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"celine.koffka@gmail.com"},{"name":"Reproducibility WBG","affiliation":"World Bank","email":"reproducibility@worldbank.org"}],"datasets":[{"note":"All files are forthcoming on the World Bank Microdata Library under licensed access. The dataset includes ten files: (1) baseline_stream.dta \u2014 baseline survey for applicants in the streamlined selection process, collected February 2020; (2) baseline_multi.dta \u2014 baseline survey for finalists in the multi-stage selection process, collected January\u2013February 2021; (3) treatment_status.dta \u2014 final treatment assignment file identifying selection pathway, treatment status, control status, and grant amount; (4) 1_year_fu.dta \u2014 first follow-up survey (May\u2013August 2022), measuring short-term impacts approximately one year after grant disbursement; (5) 2_year_fu.dta \u2014 second follow-up survey (February\u2013May 2023), measuring outcomes approximately two years after grant disbursement; (6) 3_year_fu.dta \u2014 third follow-up survey (July 2024\u2013March 2025), measuring medium-term outcomes approximately three to four years after grant disbursement; (7) intake_info.dta \u2014 application-stage information collected June\u2013September 2019, including applicant characteristics, business information, and proposal details; (8) eligible_youth.dta \u2014 all applicants deemed eligible after screening; (9) scores.dta \u2014 initial application scores from the first-round screening process; (10) judges_score.dta \u2014 scores assigned by independent judges during the business plan evaluation stage.","name":"Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (KYEOP) \u2013 MbeleNaBiz Business Plan Competition Impact Evaluation (2019\u20132025)","access_type":"Data is forthcoming in the World Bank Microdata Library.","license_uri":"https:\/\/microdata.worldbank.org\/terms-of-use","license":"Licensed files","citation":"Campos, F., Safir, A., Koffka, C., McKenzie, D., and Zia, B. 2026. \"Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project (KYEOP) \u2013 MbeleNaBiz Business Plan Competition Impact Evaluation (2019\u20132025)\" [dataset]. Forthcoming to World Bank Microdata Library. "}],"reproduction_instructions":"To reproduce the findings in this paper, a replicator must:\n1. **Secure Access to Data:** Access the datasets not included in the package. See the Datasets section for more details.\n2. **Run the Package:**\n  - Update the working directory in line line 13 of the do-file \"master file\", and run it.\n\nSince the raw data cannot be redistributed, the package includes the outputs produced by the authors, which can be used to review the results presented in the paper.","technology_environment":"Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:\n\u2022 OS: Windows 11 Enterprise\n\u2022 Processor: INTEL(R) XEON(R) PLATINUM 8562Y+ (2.80 GHz) (2 processors)\n\u2022 Memory available: 32 G"},"datacite":{"creators":[{"givenName":"Celine","familyName":"Coffka","nameType":"Personal","affiliation":[{"name":"World Bank","affiliationIdentifier":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00ae7jd04","affiliationIdentifierScheme":"ROR","schemeUri":"https:\/\/ror.org"}]},{"givenName":"Francisco","familyName":"Campos","nameType":"Personal","affiliation":[{"name":"World Bank","affiliationIdentifier":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00ae7jd04","affiliationIdentifierScheme":"ROR","schemeUri":"https:\/\/ror.org"}]},{"givenName":"Abla","familyName":"Safir","nameType":"Personal","affiliation":[{"name":"World Bank","affiliationIdentifier":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00ae7jd04","affiliationIdentifierScheme":"ROR","schemeUri":"https:\/\/ror.org"}]},{"givenName":"David","familyName":"McKenzie","nameType":"Personal","affiliation":[{"name":"World Bank","affiliationIdentifier":"https:\/\/ror.org\/00ae7jd04","affiliationIdentifierScheme":"ROR","schemeUri":"https:\/\/ror.org"}]},{"givenName":"Bilal","familyName":"Zia","nameType":"Personal","affiliation":[{"name":"Duoilngo"}]}],"titles":[{"lang":"en","title":"Reproducibility package for Selection or More Capital? 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