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

Author(s): Olivier Cadot and M�lise Jaud

Publication Date: June 2011

Keyword(s): Agriculture, EU, Export Promotion, Impact Evaluation, Senegal and Technical Assistance

Programme Area(s): International Trade and Regional Economics

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.

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Cadot, O and Jaud, M. 2011. 'A Second Look at the Pesticides Initiative Program: Evidence from Senegal'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=8429