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Mobile Phone Coverage and Producer Markets: Evidence from West Africa
Aker, Jenny; Fafchamps, Marcel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
within sub-Saharan Africa. The existing evidence suggests that information technology has improved market efficiency and …
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A Second Look at the Pesticides Initiative Program: Evidence from Senegal
Cadot, Olivier; Jaud, Mélise - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This paper investigates whether the Pesticides Initiative Program has significantly affected the export performance of Senegal's horticulture industry. We apply two main microeconometric techniques, difference-in-difference and matching difference-in-differences to identify the effect of the...
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Are the Benefits of Export Support Durable? Evidence from Tunisia
Cadot, Olivier; Fernandes, Ana; Gourdon, Julien; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
This paper evaluates the effects of the FAMEX export promotion program in Tunisia on the performance of beneficiary firms. While most studies assess only the short-term impact of such programs, we consider also the longer-term impact. Estimates suggest that beneficiaries initially saw both...
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Asia’s Evolving Role in Global Wine Markets
Anderson, Kym; Wittwer, Glyn - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
Over the past decade Hong Kong and China have become far more important to the world’s wine markets, while Southeast Asia’s imports of fine wine continue to grow steadily. This paper reviews recent developments in the light of comparative advantage theory before drawing on a model of global...
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If Winning Isn't Everything, Why Do They Keep Score? A Structural Empirical Analysis of Dutch Flower Auctions
den Berg, Gerard J van; van der Klaauw, Bas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
This paper provides a structural empirical analysis of Dutch auctions of houseplants at the flower auction in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. The data set is unique for Dutch auctions in the sense that it includes observations of all losing bids in an interval adjacent to the winning bid. The size of...
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The Effect of Ethnic Violence on an Export-Oriented Industry
Ksoll, Christopher; Macchiavello, Rocco; Morjaria, Ameet - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
This paper investigates the effects of ethnic violence on export-oriented firms and their workers. Following the disputed 2007 Kenyan presidential election, export volumes of flower firms affected by the ensuing violence dropped by 38 percent and worker absence exceeded 50 percent. Large firms...
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Agricultural Decisions after Relaxing Credit and Risk Constraints
Karlan, Dean S.; Osei, Robert; Osei-Akoto, Isaac; Udry, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
The investment decisions of small-scale farmers in developing countries are conditioned by their financial environment. Binding credit market constraints and incomplete insurance can reduce investment in activities with high expected profits. We conducted several experiments in northern Ghana in...
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Self-Selection into Credit Markets: Evidence from Agriculture in Mali
Beaman, Lori; Karlan, Dean S.; Thuysbaert, Bram; Udry, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
We partnered with a micro-lender in Mali to randomize credit offers at the village level. Then, in no-loan control villages, we gave cash grants to randomly selected households. These grants led to higher agricultural investments and profits, thus showing that liquidity constraints bind with...
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Profitability of fertilizer: Experimental evidence from female rice farmers in Mali
Beaman, Lori; Karlan, Dean S.; Thuysbaert, Bram; Udry, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
In an experiment providing fertilizer grants to women rice farmers in Mali, we found that women who received fertilizer … increased both the quantity of fertilizer they used on their plots and complementary inputs such as herbicides and hired labor … level of output, we find no evidence that profits increased. Our results suggest that fertilizer's impact on profits is …
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The Regulation of Land Markets: Evidence from Tenancy Reform in India
Besley, Timothy J.; Leight, Jessica; Pande, Rohini; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
While the regulation of tenancy arrangements is widespread in the developing world, evidence on how such regulation influences the long-run allocation of land and labor remains limited. To provide such evidence, this paper exploits quasi-random assignment of linguistically similar areas to...
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