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dc.titleBeyond The Average Effects: The Distributional Impacts of Export Promotion Programs in Developing Countries
dc.contributor.authorVolpe Martincus, Christian
dc.contributor.authorCarballo, Jerónimo
dc.contributor.orgunitProductivity, Trade and Innovation Sector
dc.coverageChile
dc.date.available2011-08-20T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2010-08-16T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractDo all exporters benefit the same from export promotion programs? Surprisingly, not matter how obvious this question may a priori be when thinking of the effectiveness of these programs there is virtually no empirical evidence on how they affect export performance in different parts of the distribution of export outcomes. This paper aims at filling this gap in the literature. We assess the distributional impacts of trade promotion activities performing efficient semiparametric quantile treatment effect estimation on assistance, total sales, and highly disaggregated export data for the whole population of Chilean exporters over the period 2002-2006. We find that these activities have indeed heterogeneous effects over the distribution of export performance, along both the extensive and intensive margins. In particular, smaller firms as measured by their total exports seem to benefit more from export promotion actions.
dc.format.extent59
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011214
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Beyond-The-Average-Effects-The-Distributional-Impacts-of-Export-Promotion-Programs-in-Developing-Countries.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.subjectTrade Facilitation
dc.subjectBusiness Development
dc.subject.jelcodeC23 - Panel Data Models • Spatio-temporal Models
dc.subject.jelcodeF13 - Trade Policy • International Trade Organizations
dc.subject.jelcodeF14 - Empirical Studies of Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeL15 - Information and Product Quality • Standardization and Compatibility
dc.subject.jelcodeL25 - Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
dc.subject.jelcodeO17 - Formal and Informal Sectors • Shadow Economy • Institutional Arrangements
dc.subject.jelcodeO24 - Trade Policy • Factor Movement Policy • Foreign Exchange Policy
dc.subject.keywordsExport Promotion, Quantile Treatment Effects
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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