Revisiting the Trade Impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act : A Synthetic Control Approach

Revisiting the Trade Impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act : A Synthetic Control Approach

This study examines the impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act using the synthetic control method, a quasi-experimental approach. The novelty in the approach is that it addresses problems of estimation that are prevalent in nonexperimenta...

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Main Authors: Kassa, Woubet, Coulibaly, Souleymane
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
AFRICA GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT
TRADE POLICY
SYNTHETIC CONTROL METHOD
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT
POLICY EVALUATION
EXPORTS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/673071566330630943/Revisiting-the-Trade-Impact-of-the-African-Growth-and-Opportunity-Act-A-Synthetic-Control-Approach
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32318

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/673071566330630943/Revisiting-the-Trade-Impact-of-the-African-Growth-and-Opportunity-Act-A-Synthetic-Control-Approach
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32318

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