Impact Evaluation of Trade Interventions : Paving the Way

Cadot, Olivier; Fernandes, Ana M.; Gourdon, Julien; Mattoo, Aaditya

dc.creator	Cadot, Olivier
dc.creator	Fernandes, Ana M.
dc.creator	Gourdon, Julien
dc.creator	Mattoo, Aaditya
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:06:07Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:06:07Z
dc.date	2011-11-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:00:56Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:00:56Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111108150531
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3645
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244609
dc.description	The focus of trade policy has shifted in recent years from economy-wide reductions in tariffs and trade restrictions toward 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 does not. 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 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. Theis paper discusses examples of impact evaluations using a range of methods (experimental and non-experimental), highlighting the particular issues and caveats arising in a trade context, and the valuable lessons that are already being learned. The authors argue that systematically building impact evaluation into trade projects could lead to better policy design and a more credible case for "aid-for-trade."
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5877
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subject	AGGREGATE EXPORTS
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE
dc.subject	APPAREL
dc.subject	APPLIED TARIFF
dc.subject	ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
dc.subject	AVERAGE TARIFFS
dc.subject	BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subject	BANK LENDING
dc.subject	BANKRUPTCY
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO TRADE
dc.subject	BENCHMARKING
dc.subject	BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject	BILATERAL TRADE
dc.subject	BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subject	BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	BUDGETARY SUPPORT
dc.subject	BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject	COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subject	CONSUMERS
dc.subject	CONTROL GROUPS
dc.subject	CORRUPTION
dc.subject	COST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subject	COUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subject	CUSTOMS
dc.subject	CUSTOMS BROKERS
dc.subject	CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subject	CUSTOMS OFFICES
dc.subject	CUSTOMS OFFICIALS
dc.subject	CUSTOMS REVENUE
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subject	DIMINISHING RETURNS
dc.subject	ECONOMETRICS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC RATE OF RETURN
dc.subject	ECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subject	EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	EVALUATION METHODS
dc.subject	EVALUATION RESULTS
dc.subject	EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
dc.subject	EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
dc.subject	EXPORT BASKET
dc.subject	EXPORT CAPACITY
dc.subject	EXPORT CERTIFICATION
dc.subject	EXPORT CREDIT
dc.subject	EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE
dc.subject	EXPORT CREDIT INSURANCE
dc.subject	EXPORT FINANCE
dc.subject	EXPORT GROWTH
dc.subject	EXPORT INCENTIVES
dc.subject	EXPORT MARKETS
dc.subject	EXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	EXPORT PROCESSING
dc.subject	EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES
dc.subject	EXPORT PROMOTION
dc.subject	EXPORT PROMOTION AGENCIES
dc.subject	EXPORT SUPPLY
dc.subject	EXPORT SUPPORT
dc.subject	EXPORT VALUE
dc.subject	EXPORT-PROCESSING ZONE
dc.subject	EXPORTERS
dc.subject	EXPORTS
dc.subject	FACTOR ENDOWMENTS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.subject	FIXED COSTS
dc.subject	FLEXIBILITY
dc.subject	FOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subject	FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	FOREIGN TRADE
dc.subject	GDP
dc.subject	GDP PER CAPITA
dc.subject	GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	GRAVITY EQUATION
dc.subject	GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject	ICR
dc.subject	IMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subject	IMPACT INDICATORS
dc.subject	IMPACT OF TRADE
dc.subject	IMPORT DUTY
dc.subject	IMPORT QUOTAS
dc.subject	IMPORTS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL POLICIES
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL POLICY
dc.subject	INDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subject	INPUT-OUTPUT TABLES
dc.subject	INSPECTION
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subject	INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
dc.subject	INTEREST RATE
dc.subject	INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject	INTERVENTION
dc.subject	LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subject	LOTTERIES
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	MARKET FAILURES
dc.subject	MARKET SHARE
dc.subject	MARKET SIZE
dc.subject	MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subject	NATIONAL TREATMENT
dc.subject	NGO
dc.subject	NOISE
dc.subject	OIL IMPORTS
dc.subject	ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
dc.subject	PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	POLICY CHANGES
dc.subject	POSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subject	POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subject	PROGRAM EFFECTS
dc.subject	PROGRAM IMPACTS
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject	PROJECT MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	PROJECT MONITORING
dc.subject	QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subject	QUASIEXPERIMENTAL METHODS
dc.subject	RAIL
dc.subject	RAILROAD
dc.subject	RAILROADS
dc.subject	RAILWAY
dc.subject	RAILWAYS
dc.subject	REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject	REGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subject	RETAIL TRADE
dc.subject	ROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subject	ROADS
dc.subject	ROUTE
dc.subject	SELECTION BIAS
dc.subject	SOURCING
dc.subject	SPEEDS
dc.subject	STRICTER ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject	TARGETED INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	TARGETING
dc.subject	TARIFF DATA
dc.subject	TARIFF REVENUE
dc.subject	TAX
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TOURISM
dc.subject	TRADE ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TRADE BARRIERS
dc.subject	TRADE CAPACITY
dc.subject	TRADE COMMUNITY
dc.subject	TRADE COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	TRADE CONTEXT
dc.subject	TRADE COSTS
dc.subject	TRADE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TRADE FACILITATION
dc.subject	TRADE FINANCE
dc.subject	TRADE FLOWS
dc.subject	TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject	TRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subject	TRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subject	TRADE POLICIES
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY
dc.subject	TRADE POLICY REFORMS
dc.subject	TRADE PROMOTION
dc.subject	TRADE PROTECTION
dc.subject	TRADE REFORMS
dc.subject	TRADE REGIMES
dc.subject	TRADE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subject	TRADE STRATEGY
dc.subject	TRADE VOLUMES
dc.subject	TRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT
dc.subject	TRAFFIC
dc.subject	TRANSIT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT CHOICE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subject	TREATMENT EFFECTS
dc.subject	TRUE
dc.subject	UNDERVALUATION
dc.subject	URUGUAY ROUND
dc.subject	VALUE OF EXPORTS
dc.subject	VOLUME OF TRADE
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE
dc.subject	WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subject	WTO
dc.title	Impact Evaluation of Trade Interventions : Paving the Way
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	The World Region
dc.coverage	The World Region