Cash grants appear to be more promising than matching grants, especially if the survival of small businesses, rather than innovation, is the key objective in fragile political contexts. This is the result of a study conducted by economists from the University of Passau and the World Bank in Washington D.C. and Burkina Faso.
Cash grants are better than earmarked matching grants for businesses in Burkina Faso
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