The Impact of Exporting: Evidence from a Randomised Trial
Research Note
Published on 20 August 2014
Abstract
This project conducts a randomised field experiment in Egypt to study the channels through which export market access drives economic growth and reduces poverty. The findings indicate that linking firms to export markets substantially improves firm performance and may be an effective means of improving the livelihoods of the poor.
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This study (Carrillo, Donaldson, Pomeranz and Singhal, 2019) uses lotteries for public procurement contracts in Ecuador to understand the role that public procurement may play in fostering economic growth in developing economies.
Wan and Chandrasekhar (2019) study how the quality of decision making, in this case by credit officers, depends on (1) whether decisions are made at the group or individual level, (2) whether soft information is available beyond hard information, and (3) the incentive structure that officers face.
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