Applied Quantitative Impact Analysis: A Review of Contemporary Methods for Evaluating Programs Serving Businesses

Articles and reports: 11-633-X2026003
Description: This article presents a methodological framework for evaluating the economic impacts of public programs, applied to agencies like Crown corporations (e.g., Business Development Bank of Canada [BDC], Farm Credit Canada and Export Development Canada). Using difference-in-differences, event studies and survival analysis, it estimates quasi-causal effects on outcomes such as sales, employment and business longevity.
no: 63
Issue Number: 2026003
Frequency: Occasional
Author(s): Drabo, Manassé; Kuate, Landry; Willox, Michael
Main Product: Analytical Studies: Methods and References
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