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

Olivier Cadot and Melise Jaud

No 8429, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: 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 Pesticides Initiative Program on exports of fresh fruits and vegetables. We use a unique firm-level dataset containing data on sales, employment, and exports by product and destination markets, as well as firm enrolment year, over 2000-2008. The results suggest that while the program had no significant effect on exports pooled over all products and destinations, it had a positive effect when considering fresh fruits and vegetables exports to the European Union.

Keywords: Senegal; Eu; agriculture; Export promotion; Technical assistance; Impact evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 F13 F14 L15 L25 O17 O24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-06
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