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

Cadot, Olivier; Jaud, Melise

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

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8429

33 Pages Posted: 16 Jun 2011

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Olivier Cadot

University of Lausanne - School of Economics and Business Administration (HEC-Lausanne); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); World Bank

Melise Jaud

World Bank

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Date Written: June 2011

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: Agriculture, EU, Export Promotion, Impact Evaluation, Senegal, Technical Assistance

JEL Classification: C23, F13, F14, L15, L25, O17, O24

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Cadot, Olivier and Jaud, Melise, A Second Look at the Pesticides Initiative Program: Evidence from Senegal (June 2011). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8429, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1865579