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DevelopmentEconomics

DevelopmentResearchGroup

January2026

PolicyResearchWorkingPaper11278

Abstract

Arandomizedexperimenttestedtheeffectivenessofindi-higheremployment,andhaveincreasedsalesandprofits

vidualandsmallgroup–basedconsultingservicesonfirmsbyapproximately50percent.Thislonger-termgrowth

intheColombianautopartsindustry,findingimprove-appearstoinpartcomethroughincreasedexportingas

mentsinmanagementandfirmperformanceoverthreewellaspersistentmanagementimprovements.Themore

tofouryears.Thispaperusesadministrativedatatoexpensiveindividualconsultinghassmallerandnotstatis-

trackthesefirmsforuptoadecade.Firmsinthegroupticallysignificantlong-runimpacts.

consultinginterventionaremorelikelytosurvive,have

ThispaperisaproductoftheDevelopmentResearchGroup,DevelopmentEconomics.Itispartofalargereffortbythe