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A second look at the pesticides initiative program : evidence from Senegal

Author:	Jaud, Melise; Cadot, Olivier;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5635
Country:	Senegal;	Date Stored:	2011/05/12
Document Date:	2011/04/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Africa
Report Number:	WPS5635	SubTopics:	Economic Theory & Research; Markets and Market Access; Free Trade; Microfinance; E-Business
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: This paper investigates whether the Pesticides Initiative Program has significantly affected the export performance of Senegal' shorticulture industry. The authors 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. They 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 wile 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.


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