A second look at the Pesticides Initiative Program: Evidence from Senegal

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Title
A second look at the Pesticides Initiative Program: Evidence from Senegal
Journal
World Trade Review
Author(s)
Jaud  M., Cadot  O.
ISSN
1474-7456
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
11
Number
3
Pages
490-506
Language
english
Notes
World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5635
Abstract
This paper investigates whether the Pesticides Initiative Program has significantly affected the export performance of Senegal's horticulture industry. We apply two main microeconometric techniques, difference-in-differences and matching difference-in-differences, to identify the effect of the Pesticides Initiative Program on exports of fresh fruits and vegetables. We use a unique firm-level dataset containing data on sales, employment, and exports by product and destination markets, as well as firm enrolment year, over 2000-2008. The results suggest that while the program had no significant effect on exports pooled over all products and destinations, it had a positive effect when considering fresh fruits and vegetables exports to the European Union.
Keywords
Selection bias, poverty, trade
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