A Second Look at the Pesticides Initiative Program : Evidence from Senegal

Jaud, Melise ; Cadot, Olivier

关键词: ACCESS TO INFORMATION;    ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE;    AGGREGATE EXPORTS;    AGRICULTURE;    BENCHMARK;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-5635
RP-ID  :  WPS5635

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper investigates whether thePesticides Initiative Program has significantly affected theexport performance of Senegal' shorticulture industry.The authors apply two main microeconometric techniques,difference-in-differences and matchingdifference-in-differences, to identify the effect of thePesticides Initiative Program on exports of fresh fruits andvegetables. They use a unique firm-level dataset containingdata on sales, employment, and exports by product anddestination markets, as well as firm enrolment year, over2000-2008. The results suggest that wile the program had nosignificant effect on exports pooled over all products anddestinations, it had a positive effect when consideringfresh fruits and vegetables exports to the European Union.