全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): DP8428 Impact Evaluation of Trade Interventions: Paving the Way

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来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP8428
	DP8428 Impact Evaluation of Trade Interventions: Paving the Way
	Aaditya Mattoo; Olivier Cadot; Julien Gourdon; Ana Fernandes
发表日期	2011-06-01
出版年	2011
语种	英语
摘要	The focus of trade policy has shifted in recent years from economy-wide reductions in tariffs and trade restrictions towards targeted interventions to facilitate trade and promote exports. Most of these latter interventions are based on the new mantra of 'aid-for-trade' rather than on hard evidence on what works and what doesn?t. On the one hand, rigorous impact-evaluation is needed to justify these interventions and to improve their design. On the other hand, rigorous evaluation is feasible because unlike traditional trade policy, these interventions tend to be targeted and so it is possible to construct treatment and control groups. When interventions are not naturally targeted, such as in the case of customs reforms, some techniques, such as randomized control trials, may not be feasible but meaningful evaluation may still be possible. We discuss examples of impact evaluations using a range of methods (experimental, quasi-experimental, or 'natural experiments') highlighting the particular issues and caveats arising in a trade context, and the valuable lessons that are already being learnt. We argue that systematically building impact evaluation into trade projects could lead to better policy design and a more credible case for 'aid-for-trade.'
主题	International Trade and Regional Economics
关键词	Export promotion Firms Export margins Tunisia Impact evaluation Propensity-score matching
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp8428
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/537265
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Aaditya Mattoo,Olivier Cadot,Julien Gourdon,et al. DP8428 Impact Evaluation of Trade Interventions: Paving the Way. 2011.