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Abstract
The paper aims to enrich the academic debate on social impact investing, through a formalization of Development Impact Bonds (DIBs)’ structure. With this purpose, the research adopts an inductive approach and presents a case study analysis of the world’s first successful DIB in education, Educate Girls Development Impact Bond. The analysis fosters the role of DIBs as tools to provide funds to non- profit organizations operating in developing countries, by reducing agency problems between investors and social services providers, and by mitigating goal displacement effects.
Keywords: Development impact bonds, social impact investing, outcome-based contracts, payment-by-results, social finance, pay-for-success, agency problems, non-profit organization.
