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Imported Inputs, Government Support and Performance of Manufacturing Exporters

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  • Lawrence Edwards
  • Peter W. Chacha

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We evaluate the effectiveness of trade policy incentive that promotes the use of imported intermediate inputs. Specifically, we examine the performance differences in firm export outcomes for the beneficiaries relative to the non-beneficiaries to Kenya’s duty exemption scheme on imported inputs. Using fixed effects to address potential endogeneity, we find a positive and significant performance […]

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  • Lawrence Edwards & Peter W. Chacha, 2018. "Imported Inputs, Government Support and Performance of Manufacturing Exporters," Working Papers 740, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:740
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    International trade; Trade Policy;

    JEL classification:

    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade
    • F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • O21 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Planning Models; Planning Policy
    • O24 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Trade Policy; Factor Movement; Foreign Exchange Policy

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