Houssa, Romain; Verpoorten, Marijke - In: World Development 67 (2015) C, pp. 138-150
The inability of Benin to comply with EU standards led to a ban on its shrimp exports. We show that the ban had a negative impact on the income of fishmongers and fishermen, in the short run, but also several years after it was lifted. The impact persisted because exports to the EU did not...