Are the Benefits of Export Support Durable? Evidence from Tunisia
This paper evaluates the effects of the FAMEX export promotion program in Tunisia on the performance of beneficiary firms. While much of the literature assesses only the short-term impact of such programs, the paper considers also the longer-term i...
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okr-10986-121892021-04-23T14:03:05Z Are the Benefits of Export Support Durable? Evidence from Tunisia Cadot, Olivier Fernandes, Ana M. Gourdon, Julien Mattoo, Aaditya ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADVERSE EFFECT ADVERTISING BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PLANS BUYERS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITORS CREDIT RATIONING CUSTOMS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC SURVEYS ECONOMICS ECONOMICS LITERATURE ECONOMICS RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUIPMENT EXPANSION EXPECTED VALUE EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORT SUPPORT EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FIRM SIZE FIRMS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN MARKET FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN TRADE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GEOGRAPHICAL AREA HARDWARE HUMAN RESOURCES ID IDS IMPACT ASSESSMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONALIZATION LABOR MARKET LOAN LOTTERIES LOTTERY MANUFACTURING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKETING MATERIAL MENU MERGER MISSING VALUE MORAL HAZARD NETWORKS NEW MARKETS OPEN ACCESS OVERVALUATION POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCT DESIGN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY RADIO RESULT RESULTS SALES CHANNELS SMALL FIRMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SUPERVISION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ISSUE TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRANSACTION TRANSMISSION USES WAGES WEB WORLD TRADE This paper evaluates the effects of the FAMEX export promotion program in Tunisia on the performance of beneficiary firms. While much of the literature assesses only the short-term impact of such programs, the paper considers also the longer-term impact. Propensity-score matching, difference-in-difference, and weighted least squares estimates suggest that beneficiaries initially see faster export growth and greater diversification across destination markets and products. However, three years after the intervention, the growth rates and the export levels of beneficiaries are not significantly different from those of non-beneficiary firms. Exports of beneficiaries do remain more diversified, but the diversification does not translate into lower volatility of exports. The authors also did not find evidence that the program produced spillover benefits for non-beneficiary firms. However, the results on the longer-term impact of export promotion must be interpreted cautiously because the later years of the sample period saw a collapse in world trade, which may not have affected all firms equally. 2013-01-29T16:27:11Z 2013-01-29T16:27:11Z 2012-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17083805/benefits-export-support-durable-evidence-tunisia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12189 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6295 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Middle East and North Africa Tunisia |
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ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADVERSE EFFECT ADVERTISING BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PLANS BUYERS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITORS CREDIT RATIONING CUSTOMS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC SURVEYS ECONOMICS ECONOMICS LITERATURE ECONOMICS RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUIPMENT EXPANSION EXPECTED VALUE EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORT SUPPORT EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FIRM SIZE FIRMS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN MARKET FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN TRADE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GEOGRAPHICAL AREA HARDWARE HUMAN RESOURCES ID IDS IMPACT ASSESSMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONALIZATION LABOR MARKET LOAN LOTTERIES LOTTERY MANUFACTURING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKETING MATERIAL MENU MERGER MISSING VALUE MORAL HAZARD NETWORKS NEW MARKETS OPEN ACCESS OVERVALUATION POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCT DESIGN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY RADIO RESULT RESULTS SALES CHANNELS SMALL FIRMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SUPERVISION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ISSUE TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRANSACTION TRANSMISSION USES WAGES WEB WORLD TRADE |
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ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADVERSE EFFECT ADVERTISING BILATERAL TRADE BUSINESS PLAN BUSINESS PLANS BUYERS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMPETITIVENESS COMPETITORS CREDIT RATIONING CUSTOMS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIVERSIFICATION ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC SURVEYS ECONOMICS ECONOMICS LITERATURE ECONOMICS RESEARCH EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EQUIPMENT EXPANSION EXPECTED VALUE EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS EXPORT DEVELOPMENT EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT MARKETS EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORT SUPPORT EXPORTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FIRM SIZE FIRMS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN MARKET FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN TRADE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GEOGRAPHICAL AREA HARDWARE HUMAN RESOURCES ID IDS IMPACT ASSESSMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONALIZATION LABOR MARKET LOAN LOTTERIES LOTTERY MANUFACTURING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES MARKETING MATERIAL MENU MERGER MISSING VALUE MORAL HAZARD NETWORKS NEW MARKETS OPEN ACCESS OVERVALUATION POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCT DESIGN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY RADIO RESULT RESULTS SALES CHANNELS SMALL FIRMS SOCIAL CAPITAL SUPERVISION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ISSUE TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRANSACTION TRANSMISSION USES WAGES WEB WORLD TRADE Cadot, Olivier Fernandes, Ana M. Gourdon, Julien Mattoo, Aaditya Are the Benefits of Export Support Durable? Evidence from Tunisia |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6295 |
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This paper evaluates the effects of the
FAMEX export promotion program in Tunisia on the performance
of beneficiary firms. While much of the literature assesses
only the short-term impact of such programs, the paper
considers also the longer-term impact. Propensity-score
matching, difference-in-difference, and weighted least
squares estimates suggest that beneficiaries initially see
faster export growth and greater diversification across
destination markets and products. However, three years after
the intervention, the growth rates and the export levels of
beneficiaries are not significantly different from those of
non-beneficiary firms. Exports of beneficiaries do remain
more diversified, but the diversification does not translate
into lower volatility of exports. The authors also did not
find evidence that the program produced spillover benefits
for non-beneficiary firms. However, the results on the
longer-term impact of export promotion must be interpreted
cautiously because the later years of the sample period saw
a collapse in world trade, which may not have affected all
firms equally. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Cadot, Olivier Fernandes, Ana M. Gourdon, Julien Mattoo, Aaditya |
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Cadot, Olivier Fernandes, Ana M. Gourdon, Julien Mattoo, Aaditya |
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Cadot, Olivier |
| title |
Are the Benefits of Export Support Durable? Evidence from Tunisia |
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Are the Benefits of Export Support Durable? Evidence from Tunisia |
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Are the Benefits of Export Support Durable? Evidence from Tunisia |
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Are the Benefits of Export Support Durable? Evidence from Tunisia |
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Are the Benefits of Export Support Durable? Evidence from Tunisia |
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are the benefits of export support durable? evidence from tunisia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17083805/benefits-export-support-durable-evidence-tunisia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12189 |
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