Bidding against the odds? The impact evaluation of grants for young micro and small firms during the recession

Stjepan Srhoj, Bruno Škrinjarić () and Sonja Radas

Small Business Economics, 2021, vol. 56, issue 1, No 5, 83-103

Abstract: Abstract Impact evaluations of business development grants targeting young firms have been somewhat neglected in the literature. While most research studies focus on the impact of research and development grants, a larger percentage of young firms would benefit from grants that assist them in business development activities. In this paper, we examine the impact of small business development grants on young small firm survival, turnover growth, labor growth, and access to external finances. We study this topic in the context of a long recession in Croatia (2009 to 2014), which makes it possible to better observe the effect of the public instrument intervention. Results show positive effect on firm survival and on obtaining long-term bank loans and no significant effects on firm performance. The grant scheme was most successful for firms newest to the market.

Keywords: Grants; Recession; Young firms; Survival; Firm performance; Bank loans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H25 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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